Original sentence: In 1986, ronbon hakase represented two-thirds of all doctoral engineering degrees and more than 40 percent of all natural science degrees.The examination of the dissertation (generally, including presentation examination and requiring some first-author papers in well-known academic journals) is very strict, and is tougher than the Katie-Hakase.Until recently, most doctorates in the natural sciences and engineering in Japan were earned by industrial researchers in Japanese companies.Until the 1990s, these doctorates, called thesis doctorates, or (), represented the majority of engineering doctoral degrees from national universities
Edited sentence: By 1994, more doctoral engineering degrees were earned for research within university laboratories (53 percent) than industrial research laboratories (47 percent).Since 1978, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides tutorial and financial support for promising researchers in Asia and Africa to earn their PhD degrees through this route.The program is called JSPS RONPAKU.This program, called (), represented the majority of engineering doctoral degrees from national universities.Until 1990's, most doctorates in the natural sciences and engineering in Japan were earned by industrial researchers in Japanese companies