Wako
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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, SaitamaWako, Saitamais a city located in the southern part of Saitama, Japan, bordering on Tokyo.As of 1 May 2008, the city has an estimated population of 76,221. The total area is 11.04 km²....
, a city in Japan - World Association of Kickboxing OrganizationsWorld Association of Kickboxing OrganizationsThe World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
- WAKO (AM), 910 AM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois
- WAKO-FMWAKO-FMWAKO is a radio station simulcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Lawrenceville, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Lawrenceville Broadcasting Co. and features programing from CNN Radio and Westwood One....
, 103.1 FM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois - Amos WakoAmos WakoHon. S. Amos Wako served as th Attorney General of the republic of Kenya for 20 years .Wako was born in Kenya...
, the attorney general of Kenya - Gabriel Zubeir Wako, archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan
- Haruo WakōHaruo Wakowas a member of the armed militant group, the Japanese Red Army.Haruo Wakō and two other members of the JRA were involved in the seizure of the French Embassy in The Hague in 1974. The ambassador and ten other people were taken hostage and a Dutch policewoman, Hanke Remmerswaal, was shot in the...
, a member of the Japanese Red Army - WokouWokouWokou , which literally translates as "Japanese pirates" in English, were pirates of varying origins who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century onwards...
(Japanese pronunciation wakō), Japanese pirates who raided coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to the 17th century