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Wako Gakuen
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Wako, Wakō, Wakou, WAKO or W.A.K.O. can refer to: * Wako (retailer), a Japanese retailer whose best known store is in Ginza, Tokyo * Wakō, Saitama, a city in Japan * World Association of Kickboxing Organizations * WAKO (AM), 910 AM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois * WAKO-FM, 103.1 FM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois * Amos Wako, the attorney general of Kenya * Gabriel Zubeir Wako, archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan * Haruo Wakō, a member of the Japanese Red Army * ''Wokou'' (Japanese pronunciation ''wakō''), pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to the 17th century See also * Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wako (retailer)
is a department store retailer in Japan, whose best known store (commonly known as the Ginza Wako) is at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, chocolate, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as upscale foreign goods. There is an art gallery, called Wako Hall, on the sixth floor. Wako was founded in 1881 by Kintarō Hattori as a watch and jewelry shop called K. Hattori (now Seiko Group Corporation) in Ginza. In 1947, the retail division split off as Wako Co., Ltd. From 1894 to 1921, the Hattori Clock Tower stood on the site that Wako occupies today. In 1921, the Hattori Clock Tower was demolished to rebuild a new one. The reconstruction was delayed due to the Great Kantō earthquake of September 1, 1923. The new tower was completed in 1932 as the K. Hattori Building. In homage to its predecessor, the new store was also fitted with a clock. The 1932 building was designed by Jin Watanabe in art deco influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakō, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 84,161 in 42,434 households and a population density of 7600 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Wakō is located on the southern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordering Nerima Ward and Itabashi Ward in Tokyo. Topographically, it is located on the Musashino Terrace, with the Shirako River flowing along the border with Itabashi Ward, Tokyo on the east side of the city, and the Arakawa and Shingashi Rivers at the northern end of the city. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Asaka ** Toda * Tokyo Metropolis ** Itabashi ** Nerima Climate Wakō has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Wakō is 14.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Association Of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O or WAKO) is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is responsible for the development of kickboxing worldwide. The organization was officially recognized as an official kickboxing governing body by Sport Accord. WAKO is recognized by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). History In 1977, WAKO was founded in Europe and formulated the rules and regulations acting as the Kickboxing Federation of the World. It was founded by American Kickboxing promoter Mike Anderson, and his friend, German Kickboxing promoter Georg F Brueckner, Georg Brueckner. WAKO was officially registered in Zurich, Switzerland and become the largest unified kickboxing organization in the world. In 2006, the '':ru:International Amateur Karate-Kickboxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAKO (AM)
WAKO (910 AM) is a radio station airing a classic country format. Licensed to Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media. On April 2, 2017, WAKO split off its simulcast of adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ... sister station WAKO-FM and launched as "The Legend", a classic country radio station. References External links * * AKO (AM) Classic country radio stations in the United States {{Illinois-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAKO-FM
WAKO-FM (103.1 FM) is a radio station airing a mix of soft adult contemporary and adult contemporary formats. Licensed to Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by David Crooks, through licensee DLC Media, and features programming from Westwood One Lite AC, CBS News Radio and Chicago Cubs Baseball. The Lite 103 morning show features Arvin Hawkins as host and Steve Anderson, News Director, with News and Sports. The Operations Manager is Gil T. Wilson. Notable former on-air staff * David Goodnow David Clay Goodnow (born October 20, 1939, in Vincennes, Indiana), is an American journalist known for his work as an anchor on ''CNN Headline News''. Biography He is a 1957 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Wako
Amos Wako (born 31 July 1945) is a former Attorney General of Kenya and the first senator for Busia County from 2013 to 2017. Wako won the senatorial seat after defeating former minister of finance Chris Okemo. He won the senator seat on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) being led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. A lawyer by profession Wako served as the Attorney General of Kenya for 20 years (from 13 May 1991 to 26 August 2011). During his reign as the attorney general, Wako was an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a member of the International Commission of Jurists, Member Council of Legal Education, was a Member Council of International Bar Association. Legal Advisor to Young men Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) and Kenya Boy Scouts Association. Member Faculty Board of Law, University of Nairobi Member, O.A.U. Committee of experts on the O.A.U. charter Review Committee and African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights. In 1977 Wako was Awarded fellow International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Zubeir Wako
Gabriel Zubeir Wako (born 27 February 1941) is a Sudanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Born in Mboro, Sudan, he was ordained to the priesthood on 21 July 1963. He was appointed as the Bishop of Wau in 1974, and later as the Archbishop of Khartoum in 1981. Zubeir Wako was named the Cardinal-Priest of '' Sant'Atanasio a Via Tiburtina'' by Pope John Paul II in the papal consistory held on 21 October 2003. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI and the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis. Cardinal Zubeir Wako escaped an assassination attempt by a member of the predominantly Muslim Messiria tribe The Messiria (), known also under the name of Misseriya Arabs, are a branch of the Baggara ethnic grouping of Arab tribes.Adam, Biraima M. 2012. Baggara of Sudan: Culture and Environment, Amazon online Books''Baggara of Sudan: Culture and Enviro ... when celebrating Sunday Mass on 10 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruo Wakō
was a member of the armed militant group the Japanese Red Army (JRA). He attended Keio University, but dropped out in 1970. Later he worked for a time as an assistant for Kōji Wakamatsu's ''Wakamatsu Productions'', a producer of leftist movies. Attacks French Embassy attack Haruo Wakō and two other members of the JRA ( Junzo Okudaira and Jun Nishikawa) were directly involved in the seizure of the French Embassy in The Hague in 1974. The ambassador and ten other people were taken hostage. After lengthy negotiations, the hostages were freed in exchange for the release of the jailed JRA member Yatsuka Furuya, $300,000 and the use of a Boeing 707 airplane, which flew the hostage-takers to Syria. Syria did not consider hostage taking for money revolutionary, and forced them to give up their ransom which was passed on to the French embassy. AIA building attack In August 1975, Wakō and other members of the JRA seized the American Insurance Associates (AIA) building which hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wokou
''Wokou'' (; Japanese: ''Wakō''; Korean: 왜구 ''Waegu''), which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 16th century.Wakō Encyclopaedia Britannica The wokou came from , , and ethnicities which varied over time and raided the mainland from islands in the |
