After starting the 2005–06 season with the Reading Royals, the Kings ECHL franchise, Yutaka was the number 2 goalie on the AHL Manchester Monarchs for a time.

[2] When goaltender Mathieu Garon was placed on injured reserve with a broken finger, Fukufuji was again recalled and flew in from Cleveland, Ohio to dress as backup to goalie Barry Brust.

[2] On January 13, 2007, Fukufuji made his first NHL appearance, the first by a Japanese player, when Kings head coach Marc Crawford decided to put him in to start the third period of a game against the St. Louis Blues.

[5] After one full season with Destil Trappers Fukufuji signed with Nikko Ice Bucks in July 2010.

[6] On January 29, 2020, it was announced[7] that Fukufuji had been selected to represent Japan in the third round of qualifiers for the 2022 Beijing Olympics.