Before revision:  the degree of market efficiency in the prewar Japanese stock market varied with time and that its variation corresponded with major historical events, (2) Lo's (2004)  AMH is supported in the prewar Japanese stock market, (3) the difference in market efficiency between the old /new TSE shares and the EQPI depends on the manner in which the price index is constructed, and (4) the price control policy beginning in the early 1930s suppressed price volatility and improved market efficiency.
After revision:  the degree of market efficiency in the prewar Japanese stock market varied with time and that its variation corresponded with major historical events, (2) Lo's (2004) AMH is supported in the prewar Japanese stock market, (3) the difference in market efficiency between the old /new TSE shares and the equity performance index (EQPI) depends on the manner in which the price index is constructed, and (4) the price control policy beginning in the early 1930s suppressed price volatility and improved market efficiency.