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: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Brisbane is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Seoul.
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Brisbane is when Seoul is also working, at 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM their time. The 1-hour gap barely gets in the way — you've got 9 hours of overlap, so pick whatever time fits the agenda.
| 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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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. -
The US to Australia gap runs 14 to 19 hours depending on the month, and someone is always in tomorrow. Exact overlap windows for every US coast, the double-DST trap, and a rotation rule that keeps it fair. -