Editing Elections in Japan (section)

=== Double elections ===
The electoral cycles of the two chambers of the Diet are usually not synchronized. Even when the current constitution took effect in 1947, the [[1947 Japanese House of Councillors election|first House of Councillors election]] was held several days apart from the [[1947 Japanese general election|23rd House of Representatives election]]. Only in 1980 and 1986, general and regular election coincided on the same day because the House of Representatives was dissolved in time for the election to be scheduled together with the House of Councillors election in early summer.