Kirk here with an election headline from the Kumanichi (Kumamoto’s local newspaper): 2nd lowest voter participation rate in the prefecture since the end of WWII.

https://kumanichi.com/articles/451378

Even so, Kumamoto’s average is slightly higher than the national average of 55.9%, the 3rd lowest since the war for the nation as a whole.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6408555