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 1:00 PM in Osaka is 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Honolulu.
Book within 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Osaka time (1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Honolulu) and both teams will be at work. Since Honolulu is 19 hours behind Osaka, the workdays overlap by around 5 hours; 8:00 AM in Osaka (1:00 PM in Honolulu) makes a reliable recurring slot. The date rolls over between them: Honolulu is on the previous day relative to Osaka during these hours.
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Honolulu Pacific/Honolulu |
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. -