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: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Los Angeles is 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Bali.
Los Angeles and Bali overlap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Los Angeles) to the equivalent 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Bali — that's your meeting window. The shared window is only 2 hours — treat 4:00 PM in Los Angeles (8:00 AM in Bali) as the one fixed point and plan everything else around it. Keep the date straight: Bali is on the next day versus Los Angeles, which can trip up Friday or Monday meetings. One seasonal catch: Los Angeles springs forward and falls back, but Bali doesn't, so the gap changes by an hour for several months of the year.
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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 Philippines sits 12 to 16 hours ahead of the US and never changes its clocks. Exact overlap windows for every US coast, the tomorrow problem, and a rotation rule that works for product and BPO teams. -
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. -