Best Meeting Times Between US and Japan Teams (2026)
8 AM Tokyo is 4 PM in Los Angeles the day before. West Coast afternoon windows, the East Coast dead zone, and why the Philippines slot is an hour off. -
Best overlap: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM in Adelaide is 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Osaka.
The overlap falls at 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM in Adelaide, or 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM if you're in Osaka. Even with Osaka behind by 0.5 hours, your workdays overlap by a comfortable 10 hours — plenty of flexibility for both sides. Heads up: because Adelaide changes its clocks and Osaka doesn't, the difference moves by an hour twice a year. Confirm the overlap around the DST switch.
| Local time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Osaka Asia/Tokyo |
8 AM Tokyo is 4 PM in Los Angeles the day before. West Coast afternoon windows, the East Coast dead zone, and why the Philippines slot is an hour off. -