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The Japanese character Atom (aka Astro Boy) was nuclear powered and debuted in 1951. Godzilla debuted in 1954 and was largely regarded as a metaphor for the nuclear weapons. How varied were Japanese post-WWII attitudes towards nuclear weapons and nuclear power?

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The Japanese character Atom (aka Astro Boy) was nuclear powered and debuted in 1951. Godzilla debuted in 1954 and was largely regarded as a metaphor for the nuclear weapons. How varied were Japanese post-WWII attitudes towards nuclear weapons and nuclear power?	704