Fukushima improved upon this in June at the Japanese national championships, winning the race in 23 seconds flat.

She came third for the 2009 Japanese Athlete of the Year award by voting of an expert panel from Track and Field Magazine of Japan.

[4] She won the 100 m at the Japanese championships, beating Momoko Takahashi in a time of 11.39 seconds, but finished as runner-up behind her rival in the 200 m race.

At the 2011 Seiko Golden Grand Prix Fukushima set a new national relay record of 43.39 seconds alongside Saori Kitakaze, Momoko Takahashi and Kana Ichikawa.

[8] On 20 January 2017, Chisato Fukushima said in a statement, "I left Hokkaido College of High Technology and its Athletes Club today.