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: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Denver is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Tokyo.
Your window to reach both cities is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Denver, which converts to 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Tokyo. Tokyo is 15 hours ahead of Denver, leaving a tight 1-hour window. Book 5:00 PM in Denver (8:00 AM in Tokyo) early and you'll dodge the daily scramble. Note the day shift — Tokyo is on the next day relative to Denver while this overlap is open. Bear in mind Denver shifts for daylight saving while Tokyo stays fixed — recheck these hours after each clock change.
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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. -
An 8 AM Pacific launch is 5 PM in London and 1 AM in Sydney. Your blog post, your engineering on-call, your support team, and your Twitter schedule are all picking different hours. Here is how to plan a launch that does not embarrass you in any time zone. -
London to New York is five hours apart, except for the five weeks a year when it isn't. Exact overlap windows for every US zone, the 2026 DST mismatch dates, and where to put the recurring sync. -