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: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Phoenix is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Bali.
Schedule calls for 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Phoenix — your colleagues in Bali will be online from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Bali is 15 hours ahead of Phoenix, so you only get about 1 hour of overlap a day — worth locking in a standing time like 5:00 PM in Phoenix (8:00 AM in Bali) before it slips. Heads up on dates: Bali will show the next day relative to Phoenix when you meet.
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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. -
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