Best overlap: 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM in Bengaluru is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo.
Book within 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Bengaluru time (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Tokyo) and both teams will be at work. That's a roomy 6 hours of common time each day, so finding a slot that suits everyone is rarely a problem.
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