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 10:00 AM in Osaka is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Vancouver.
Both offices are open during 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Osaka time, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Vancouver. The window is short at 2 hours, so keep meetings tight and anchored to 8:00 AM in Osaka (4:00 PM in Vancouver). Double-check the weekday, too: Vancouver sits on the previous day from Osaka during these hours. Heads up: because Vancouver changes its clocks and Osaka doesn't, the difference moves by an hour twice a year. Confirm the overlap around the DST switch.
| 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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Vancouver America/Vancouver |
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. -