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Waki (other)
Waki or WAKI may refer to: Places * Waki, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan * Waki, Poland, a village in Poland * Waki, Mali, a town in Mali * Waki, Jaoli, a village in Maharashtra, India * Waki, Vikramgad, a village in Maharashtra, India * Waki, Beed, a village in Maharashtra, India Other uses * WAKI, a radio station in Tennessee, US * Waki-gamae, one of the five stances in kendo * Waki (river), a river in French Guiana * Waki, one of the roles in a Noh play People with the surname * Kenji Waki (born 1960), Japanese shogi player * Masashi Waki (born 1945), Japanese politician * Philip Waki Philip Waki is a retired Kenyan judge. He is best known for heading the 2008 Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence, also known as the Waki Commission. He retired from the Court of Appeal in October 201 He is also the cousin to Lawyer ..., Kenyan judge {{disambig, geo, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Yamaguchi
is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,338 and a density of 600 persons per km². The total area is 10.56 km². Geography Neighbouring municipalities * Yamaguchi Prefecture ** Iwakuni * Hiroshima Prefecture ** Ōtake Transportation Railway * JR West ** San'yō Main Line: Waki Station Highway Japan National Route 2 passes through the east side of Waki and travels near the eastern side of Waki Station. Sister cities Waki has had a sister city relationship with the city of Eniwa, Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ..., since 1979, as a symbol of mass immigration of Waki residents to Eniwa in around 1886. Sources External links *Waki official website Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Poland
Waki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościelec, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kościelec, west of Koło, and east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References {{coord, 52, 12, N, 18, 30, E, region:PL_type:city, display=title Waki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Mali
Waki is a small town and commune in the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... As of 1998 the commune had a population of 6,167. References It is also mentioned in nates blog. Communes of Ségou Region {{Ségou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Jaoli
Waki is a gram panchayat in the Jaoli block of the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It was known as "Yaukee" during the British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ..., and its population in 1905 was 908.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. References Cities and towns in Satara district {{Satara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki, Vikramgad
Waki is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Vikramgad taluka. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ..., Waki has 356 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 69.47%. References {{Vikramgad taluka Villages in Vikramgad taluka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAKI
WAKI (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to McMinnville, Tennessee McMinnville is the largest city in and the county seat of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 13,605 at the 2010 census. It was named for Governor Joseph McMinn. Geography McMinnville is located at (35.686708, -85.779309) ..., United States. The station is owned by Peg Broadcasting, LLC. References External links * * AKI {{Tennessee-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki-gamae
, sometimes shortened to ''waki'', is one of the five stances in kendo: ''jōdan'', ''chūdan'', ''gedan'', '' hassō'' and ''waki'', as well as other related and older martial arts involving Japanese sword. ''Waki-gamae'' is a stance involving the swordsman hiding the length of one's own blade behind their body, only exposing the pommel to the opponent. This stance was common when there was no standard length of sword and was often used as a deterrent to any opponents who did not know the range of the sword being hidden and could be used as a sort of bluff technique. It also serves to conceal the orientation of the blade to one's opponent, as to give him no hint about your own intention for the next attack. Other Koryū schools may define "Waki-gamae" differently from its current form in Kendo. ''Waki-gamae'' is also known as the in the five elements classification and the in the Ittō-ryū teachings. 上野 靖之 (1966) ''剣道教典 (Educational Model Fencing)'' 尚武館 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waki (river)
The Waki (or ''Ouaqui'') is a river in western French Guiana. It is a right tributary of the Tampok ( Maroni basin). It is long. The river has its source as the confluence of the southern Grande Waki which has its source in the Arawa Mountains, and the northern Petite Waki which has its source in the Sommet Tabulaire. Waki was at the heart of a late 19th century gold rush, and the banks of river contain gold mining settlements like Grigel. In the 1970s, the area was completely abandoned. Yet traces of Amerindian presence and Balatá harvesting by the Aluku Maroons is still visible. In the early 21st century, ''garimpeiros Gold mining is the extraction of gold resources by mining. Historically, mining gold from alluvial deposits used manual separation processes, such as gold panning. However, with the expansion of gold mining to ores that are not on the surface ...'' (illegal gold miners) have been active on the river again. References Bibliography * Rivers of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Waki
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is also currently the senior managing director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life Waki was born on August 10, 1960, in Osaka, Japan. He learned shogi at a shogi class taught by shogi professional , and in 1975 he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school under the guidance of Takashima at the rank of 5-kyū. He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1977, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1978. Shogi professional Waki became the 48th professional to win 600 official games when he defeated Masahiko Urano on February 3, 2015. In March 2019, Waki voluntarily declared himself as a '' free class'' player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league. Theoretical contributions Waki is known for his innovations in the Yagura opening, and the Waki System is named after him. Promotion history The promotion history for Waki is as follows: * 5-kyū: 1975 * 1-dan: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Waki
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Suginami, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked the Ministry of Construction from 1967 until 1997. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1945 births People from Suginami Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Waki
Philip Waki is a retired Kenyan judge. He is best known for heading the 2008 Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence, also known as the Waki Commission. He retired from the Court of Appeal in October 201 He is also the cousin to Lawyer Mutula Kilonzo the personal lawyer to Kenya's Second President Daniel Arap Moi. In April 2012, the Kenya Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board is a board established by the Government of Kenya as a result of the ''Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act, 2011'', which was passed by parliament to create the necessary institutional framework and guid ... cleared Justice Waki suitable to continue holding office. On 3 December 2013, Waki was elected President of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.http://www.rscsl.org/Documents/Press/2013/pressrelease-120313a.pdf References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Kenyan lawyers 21st-century Kenyan judges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |