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SAWA
Sawa may refer to: Places * Saveh, sometimes transliterated Sāwa, a city in Iran * Sawa Lake, Iraq * Sawa District in Gunma Prefecture, Japan * Sawa, Nepal, a village development committee * Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, a village in Poland * Sawa (river), a small river in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland People * Sawa Hrycuniak (born Michał Hrycuniak in 1938), Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland and leader of the Polish Orthodox Church * Devon Sawa (born 1978), Canadian actor * Homare Sawa (born 1978), Japanese footballer * Masakatsu Sawa (born 1983), Japanese footballer * Munenori Sawa (born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese voice actress * Sawa (singer), Japanese techno-pop singer and DJ * Yuji Sawa (1948–2025), Japanese politician Other uses * Sawa Station (Ibaraki), a railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan * Sawa Station (Nagano), a railway station in Minowa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan * SAWA Defence Training Center, Eritrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAWA (non-profit Organization)
SAWA is a Palestinian, non-profit civil society organization established in 1998 by a group of female volunteers active in women's issues. This organization works to eliminate all types of violence against women and children, and to promote gender equality in Palestinian society. The vision of SAWA is clearly stated: "Sawa Foundation seeks to be an initiative for a Palestinian society that combats all forms of violence and abuse against women and children, and supports human health, dignity and safety." SAWA works toward the goals of this vision in several basic ways. Intensively trained volunteers and staff work at the national call center hot line, which is free for callers. Counseling and support is given and if needed, medical and legal guidance as well. People in need of SAWA's services can also contact them through email. In addition to the main call center, SAWA has a mobile clinic which allows them to conduct outreach programs in different parts of the community and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawa (singer)
, known mononymously as SAWA, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, and DJ. In 2009, she signed onto Sony Music Entertainment Japan and joined its subsidiary, Epic Records Japan. In 2012, she joined Bellwood Records for the release of her sixth mini-album, ''Soprano Rain'' (''ソプラノレイン''). She has composed commercial songs and jingles for numerous companies, including LINE for their "LINE Pay" and "LINE Shopping" services, , and for their consumer loan service Promise. She has also acted as music producer for a number of artists, including Especia, Nozomi Sasaki, and Koto. Biography In 2002, Kouchi debuted as a member of Jack Knife, a tap dancing girl group managed by Stardust Promotion. The group received dance tutelage from choreographer . Jack Knife would eventually disband in early 2004. In 2008, Kouchi would take up the stage name Sawa for her singing career. As Sawa, she debuted on the independent label Cyclops and released two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAWA Defence Training Center
The SAWA Defence Training Center is a military academy in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. It is where the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) recruits, and national service conscripts are sent for basic military training. Since 2003, all local secondary school pupils have been required to attend their 12th grade at an institution proximate to the SAWA center in order ensure that they meet their mandatory national service obligations. In August 2019, Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Headquartered in New York City, the group investigates and reports on issues including War crime, war crimes, crim ... reported that the students have been fleeing from the country to avoid training at the Sawa camps, where they are subjected to systematic abuse, torture, harsh working conditions and punishments, and also paid insufficiently. See also * Education in Eritrea Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Sawa
Radio Sawa ( ) was an Arabic speaking radio station broadcasting to the Arab world from March 23, 2002 till November 2024. The station was a service of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc., which also operates Alhurra Television and was publicly funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the U.S. Congress. The word "sawa" (, ) means "together" in many Arabic dialects. Preexisting attitudes and concurrent reality of opinions towards the United States led to the creation of Radio Sawa. It sought to effectively communicate with the youthful population of Arabic-speakers in the Middle East. The station's goal is to promote pro-American attitudes to youth in the Arab world. Radio Sawa's first broadcast was on March 23, 2002. Its newscasts were broadcast live on air from its studios in Washington, DC and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Radio Sawa also had news bureaus and reporters throughout the Middle East. History Radio Sawa and its sister-network, Al Hurra TV, are part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homare Sawa
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time, Sawa had a professional club career spanning 24 seasons, mostly with Nippon TV Beleza and INAC Kobe Leonessa. She also spent 22 years with the Japan national team, most notably captaining them to a FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal finish in 2012. Sawa made her club debut in 1991 at the age of 12, and went on to win five titles with Nippon TV Beleza between 1991 and 1999 before departing to the United States to play football in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She played for two WUSA clubs, the Atlanta Beat and the Denver Diamonds, before returning to the Japanese league in 2004. Sawa won another nine titles with Nippon TV Beleza in four years, but left the club again in 2008. That year, Japan reached their first Olympic medal match at the Summer Olympics, and Sawa was Japan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawa Station (Ibaraki)
is a railway station located in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Sawa Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 125.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is attended. Platforms History Sawa Station was opened on 25 February 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ... (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3887 passengers daily (boarding passenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Feminine Given Names
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahwa (other)
Sahwa may refer to: Places * Sahwa, Rajasthan, a village in India * al-Sahwah, also called Sahwat al-Qamh, a village in southern Syria * Sahwat al-Khudr, a village in southern Syria Organizations * Sahwa movement, a group of Saudi Salafism * Sahwa militia The Sons of Iraq ( ''Abnāʼ al-ʻIrāq''), also known as al-Sahwah (), were a coalition in the Al Anbar province in Iraq between Sunni tribal leaders as well as former Saddam-era Iraqi military officers that united in 2005 to maintain stabi ..., a US-funded Iraqi security force Historical events * aṣ-Ṣaḥwah l-ʾIslāmiyyah, Islamic awakening. * Sahwa, the literati purges in Joseon Korea. {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sava (other)
The Sava is a river in central Europe. Sava may also refer to: People * Sava (name), a south Slavic name * Sava the Goth (334–372), Romanian martyr and saint * Saint Sava (1169/1174–1236), Serbian medieval prince turned monk and archbishop Places Bulgaria * Sava, Bulgaria, a village in Dalgopol Estonia * Sava, Estonia, village in Luunja Parish, Tartu County Iran * Sava, Iran, a city in Markazi Province Italy * Sava, Apulia, a commune in the province of Taranto, Apulia * Sava (Baronissi), a village in the province of Salerno, Campania Madagascar * Sava Region Mauritania * Sava, Mauritania, a village Romania * Sava, Pălatca, a village in Pălatca Commune, Cluj County * Sava River (Beznea), a tributary of the Beznea river Serbia * Lake Sava, a lake in Belgrade * Sava Centar, an event facility in Belgrade * Sava City, business district under construction in Belgrade Slovenia * Sava (Jesenice), a settlement that is now part of the town of Jesenice * Sava, Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kite (1998 Film)
''Kite'', also known as in Japan, is a Japanese original video animation written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. Two 35-minute episodes were released on VHS on February 25 and October 25, 1998, respectively. However, subsequent releases, including all three DVD releases in the United States, have edited the OVA into a film. Plot Young schoolgirl Sawa is orphaned in her early teens following the gruesome murder of her parents. She goes on a date with a celebrity, during which he angrily confronts an elderly woman who had admonished him for dating such a young girl. Sawa kills him, and the woman dies of a heart attack while feeling around for her glasses in the bloody aftermath. Sawa's legal guardians, Akai and Kanie, are the detectives investigating the crime. Akai has engaged in a sexual relationship with Sawa for the duration of his guardianship and has gifted her a pair of crystal earrings, allegedly containing the blood of her parents. Akai and Kanie train Sawa to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wars And Sawa
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups. It is generally characterized by widespread violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. ''Warfare'' refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general. Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian or other non-combatant suffering and casualties. Etymology The English word ''war'' derives from the 11th-century Old English words and , from Old French ( as in modern French), in turn from the Frankish , ultimately deriving from the Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic . The word is related to the Old Saxon , Old High German , and the modern German , meaning . History Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawa Station (Nagano)
is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Lines Sawa Station is served by the Iida Line and is 189.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station. Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter built on top of the platform. The station is unattended. Adjacent stations History Sawa Station opened on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ... (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
