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This review article summarizes the chronological history of newborn hearing screening (NHS) implementation in Japan. Beginning with experimental pilot programs implemented in the early 2000s, efforts have been made to establish NHS throughout the country. The results of and responses to these pilot programs are introduced, analyzed, and discussed. Data reported annually, from 2014, by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), introduce the overall progress achieved in NHS throughout the country. The most recently published MHLW report, from 2019, cites a screening rate of 90.8%. Analysis of the data from these reports, however, suggests that while clear progress has been achieved, “known-screening” rates are lower than the “surveyed” rates cited. Published NHS program data from three pilot programs as well as publicly available data from one prefecture and unpublished data from an additional prefecture are analyzed and compared to the national figures. Heari ....

Satogaeri Bunben , Akita University Hospital , Ministry Of Health , Shizuoka Prefecture Newborn Hearing Impairment Research Forum , Risk Group , Japanese Society Of Otorhinolaryngology , Language Support Center , Japanese Ministry Of Health , Hearing Support Center , Japan Association Of Obstetricians , Japanese Ministry , Tottori Prefecture , Shizuoka Prefecture , Okayama Prefecture , Participating Facility Reported , Makita University , Akita Prefecture , Participating Facility Reported Screening , Total Prefectural , Tochigi Prefecture , Head Office , Japanese Federation , Wechsler Preschool , Primary Scale , Wechsler Intelligence Scale , Children Third Edition ,