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: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul.
Both teams are at their desks between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Hong Kong and 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Seoul. A 9-hour overlap gives you real choice here — early or late in the window both work comfortably.
| 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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Seoul Asia/Seoul |
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. -