From February 18th, 2022 to February 22nd, 2022, an ordinary meeting of the eligible representatives from 54 nations and national associations with new elections took place in Kumamoto/Japan. As a result, Bernhard Keller, 8th Dan Karate-Do, was elected the new Chairman of the IJKA World Association Tokyo with 35 yes votes, 7 abstentions and 14 no votes for a period of 4 years. We will report shortly on the restructuring, the delegates and HQ for Europe, Asia, America, etc.