= 1976 General Elections = The '''1976 General elections''' were the first (and to date, ''only'') [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Representatives|lower house]] [[Japan/Elections|elections]] to occur at the expiration of a diet term. They were held on December 5th, 1976. This election is known generally as the '''Lockheed Election'''. <> ---- == History == The last [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Representatives|lower house]] [[Japan/Elections|elections]] were held in [[Japan/1972GeneralElections|1972]]. In the [[UnitedStates|United States]], the [[UnitedStates/Senate|Senate]] Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations led by [[UnitedStates/FrankChurch|Church]] investigated and subpoenaed the '''Lockheed Aircraft Corporation'''. It was revealed that approximately $22 million USD was paid in bribes to foreign governments to negotiate purchase orders of Lockheed aircraft, of which $8.3 million USD was spent in Japan. In particular, [[Japan/KakueiTanaka|Tanaka]] is believed to have accepted approximately $3 million USD personally. ---- == Results == The [[Japan/LiberalDemocraticParty|LDP]] lost seats, leading to [[Japan/TakeoMiki|Miki's]] resignation. ---- CategoryRicottone