Minoru Tanaka and former Arsion wrestler Yumi Fukawa had a press conference on 2002/01/18 to announce their engagement.
Also in attendance was New Japan president Tatsumi Fujinami.
They met each other when Arsion girls went to Battlarts dojo for training. Their relationship started when Tanaka visited Fukawa at hospital everyday when she was injured. Tanaka began considering marrying her when she retired from wrestling.