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: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Phoenix is 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Anchorage.
Aim for 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Phoenix time — that's 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM over in Anchorage. Because you share 8 hours of the workday, there's no need to compromise; book the time that suits the meeting, not the map. These times hold for most of the year, but Anchorage's daylight saving (which Phoenix doesn't use) shifts them by an hour twice annually.
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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. -