The visit by Dr Angela Merkel, the Federal Chancellor, to Japan coincided with the announcement on expansion of KAS activities in Japan. | The XIV Meeting of Constitutional Court Judges held in Peru discussed international jurisdiction on human rights – an issue of great relevance in Latin America today. | Stjepan Mesic, the Croatian President, opened a KAS international conference on ”Media and Democracy in South-East Europe”. | The KAS Summer Academy held in Johannesburg offered a training programme in the area of political communication for African opposition politicians.