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 11:00 AM in Osaka is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Portland.
Target 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Osaka, which lands at 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the Portland side. Since Portland is 17 hours behind Osaka, the workdays overlap by around 3 hours; 8:00 AM in Osaka (3:00 PM in Portland) makes a reliable recurring slot. Because of the gap, Portland is already on the previous day, so confirm you're both talking about the same calendar date. Don't be caught out by clock changes — Portland observes daylight saving and Osaka doesn't, so the offset varies by an hour through 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. -