Ronbun hakase

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Ronbun Hakase (論文博士) is a method of obtaining a doctoral degree, by way of dissertation without taking or completing a course of study at the university.^[1] "Ronbun" (論文) means thesis or dissertation and "Hakase" (博士) means doctoral degree in Japanese. It is also called Otsu(-gō) Hakase〈乙(号)博士〉.^[2]　The alternative way of obtaining doctoral degree in Japan is Katei Hakase, also called Kō(-gō) Hakase〈甲(号)博士〉, requires the applicant/candidate to write the dissertation under the guidance of doctoral advisor professor while taking a course of study at the doctoral course. The letter 乙 is written usually at the beginning of the degree number of Ronbun Hakase, namely Otsu(-gō) Hakase〈乙(号)博士〉, like 乙第12345号, while the letter 甲 is written usually at the beginning of the degree number of Katei Hakase, namely Kō(-gō) Hakase〈甲(号)博士〉, like 甲第67890号.