Kumamoto’s voting rate in Sunday’s election was under 60% but even that was above the national average of 53.68% (the second worst in Japan’s modern history) and a notable jump from mere 50% of 2012. A new aspect of this election is that 18 and 19 year olds could vote but their national voting rate was a mere 41.5%:
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– Kirk