Team Leadership
FEW Japan was founded in 1981 and has been run solely by members for its members for over 43 years. Legally incorporated in July 2020, FEW Japan Not-for-Profit Incorporated Association is continuing the legacy of building women’s empowerment as a multi-stakeholder community partnering for SDG17 (partnership for the goals) to bring together individual members, organizational members (for profit and nonprofit), and corporate members.
Collaborative Leadership
Our all-woman board brings together womxn from diverse nationalities and professional backgrounds, welcoming womxn of all cultural backgrounds, mother tongues and sexualities, and bringing an explicitly trans-inclusive commitment to our safe space for womxn in Japan. Directors serve on a purely volunteer basis and have separate professional activities and family responsibilities outside of their board role. As a membership-based community including individuals, organizations and corporations committed to our mission, we are grateful for these individual directors’ willingness to contribute their precious time and talent in support of this vital womxn’s empowerment community in Japan.
Leadership
Get to know more about our current Board of Directors by clicking the "Learn More" button under each of their names below. If you are interested in getting more involved with FEW, please talk to one of us at our next event or contact us via email anytime!
2025-2026 FEW Japan Board of Directors
Bree Fabig
Representative Director & President
Bree Fabig
Representative Director
Bree Fabig leads the executive team for 2025-2026 with a talent for forging relationships across diverse stakeholders, balancing priorities, and driving forward a unified vision.
Her background spans startups, product leadership, marketing, and cross-cultural communication, with industry expertise in edtech, the creator economy, media, publishing, agriculture, and small business. Most recently, she led product at an edtech startup where she designed and brought to market a complete product portfolio.
Bree's connection to Japan began in 2013 after a homestay experience in Tokyo. She has since lived in Kobe, traveled the country, spent time on organic farms, lived in the UK, and is now based in Shizuoka.
She is driven by a commitment to the design of tech-enabled inclusive, sustainable futures. She is pursuing an MBA at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and is also undertaking design studies research with The New Centre on the use of cultural data in technology.
Yumiko Horie
Co-Representative Director & Co-President
Yumiko Horie
Co Representative Director
Yumiko Horie is a solopreneur and the Founder of Posse Nippon K.K., which assists English-speaking business people with technical support and guidance to navigate Japanese government grant applications and startup loans. An English news site, ‘Small Business Japan’, is also in the works to provide business information and insights, particularly for micro and small businesses in the country, most of which are often provided only in Japanese. The goal of the business is that everyone, regardless of nationality or gender, should be given the opportunity to demonstrate their talents in Japan. The company's name reflects her intention to be a place where people can help others through their skills and talents.
Yumiko started her career as a journalist at a Japanese paper, the Yomiuri Shimbun, and covered various news topics in Japan for 12 years, which underpins her current projects. She switched her career in her mid-30s to working at international institutions such as the UN. After returning to Japan, she established the company in 2017.
When asked why she started a business, Yumiko often replies, ‘Because no one would hire me in this country!’ After accumulating a career in journalism and international institutions, few Japanese employers found her fit for their culture. This experience encourages and thus motivates her to do business with the abovementioned goal. Posse Nippon also provides entrepreneurs and scientists with professional Japanese writing and editing services.
Diana Beketova
Deputy Representative Director & Vice President
Diana Beketova
Director (Corporate Membership Team)
Diana Beketova is a Ukrainian-German credit risk professional currently working in the financial services sector. Originally from southern Ukraine, she pursued her studies in business across Germany and China, and later moved to the Netherlands, where she completed her master’s degree in financial economics.
Diana began her professional career in Germany before relocating to Singapore for three years. She is now settled in Japan, where she is actively building her professional network and seeking meaningful volunteering opportunities to contribute to the local community. Passionate about supporting female diversity in professional spaces, Diana is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where women from diverse backgrounds can thrive, share knowledge, and empower each other.
In her free time, Diana enjoys traveling, hiking the Japanese Alps, swimming, and practicing Pilates. Since moving to Japan, she has become a proud dog owner of Maxx, a Japanese Spitz, who accompanies her in exploring the famous 百名山 (100 Famous Mountains of Japan) during the pleasant spring and autumn weather.
Diana is excited to join FEW as Corporate Memberships Co-Director and looks forward to sharing her corporate experience while actively engaging with FEW’s corporate members through various events and opportunities, with a focus on promoting female diversity and leadership development.
Emily Larcombe
Director, Communications Team
Emily Larcombe
Director (Communications Team)
Emily Larcombe is a British-Japanese marketing professional currently working in the education sector. Growing up in the south of England, she read French and Spanish philology at university, before later moving to Paris and Tokyo to complete a dual masters degree in Public Policy.
Passionate about education and the art of storytelling, she directed a film project investigating the generational shifts observed in the use of the indigenous languages across the Ryukyu islands. During her time at the University of Tokyo, she also led the events and planning as co-director of Womenpowered International, an organization connecting and empowering women within the university and wider community. She is now looking forward to joining FEW Japan as Director of Communications, sharing her experiences to contribute to FEW’s mission of nurturing a supportive and vibrant community of women.
In her spare time, she enjoys trying out new recipes, gardening, reading and practicing yoga. Since moving to Japan, her favorite season is now Autumn, and she loves making the most of the sunny blue skied days to go hiking in the mountains or exploring different neighborhoods in Tokyo.
Tomo Uchida
Director, Communications Team
Tomo Uchida
Director (Communications Team)
Tomo Uchida is a Visual Designer based in Tokyo. Born and raised in Hong Kong, but with roots stemming from Japan and the Philippines, she grew up surrounded by diverse cultures and perspectives - which often inspires her creative endeavors.
While studying for her bachelor's in Graphic Design at Falmouth University, she found that she was able to use graphic design as a vessel to voice her beliefs. Tomo is actively engaged in women’s empowerment initiatives and believes in the power of creativity to drive social change.
Tomo relocated to Japan in 2023 in the hopes of reconnecting to her roots, her goal is to continue to evolve as a freelance designer while making meaningful contributions to both the creative industry and the communities she cares about.