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: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Seoul is 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Helsinki.
Book within 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Seoul time (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Helsinki) and both teams will be at work. Helsinki is 6 hours behind Seoul, so the practical overlap is about 4 hours — generous enough for meetings, tight enough to be worth booking ahead. Note that Helsinki follows daylight saving while Seoul stays put, so the times above drift by an hour seasonally.
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Helsinki Europe/Helsinki |
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. -