The author seeks to examine the influence of migration in Japan, primarily toward urban centers, on migrants' dietary behavior. By controlling other possible correlates of staple food selection, such as age, sex, education, and occupation, the author focuses on the effects of migration. Subsequently, application of a Bayesian cohort analysis model to the examination of a particular dietary pattern shows the passage of time to be the dominant determinant. (summary in ENG)

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residential mobility population demography developing country Population Dynamics Developing Countries Cohort Studies Asia Developed Countries Time Factors Far East Eastern Asia health Japan Article nutrition rural-urban migration migration developed country Demographic Factors cohort analysis Emigration and Immigration time English Abstract