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. -
Osaka is 17 hours ahead of Portland
Best overlap: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Portland is 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Osaka.
Plan around 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Portland, which is 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Osaka, to catch everyone during office hours. A 3-hour overlap gives you a workable daily window; aim for earlier in it to avoid clipping the end of someone's day. The date rolls over between them: Osaka is on the next day relative to Portland during these hours. Note that Portland follows daylight saving while Osaka stays put, so the times above drift by an hour seasonally.