Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Tokyo is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Calgary.
If you set up a recurring sync, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Tokyo (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Calgary) is the natural home for it. With overlap this short — around 1 hour — a recurring slot at 8:00 AM in Tokyo (5:00 PM in Calgary) is worth its weight in gold. Heads up on dates: Calgary will show the previous day relative to Tokyo when you meet. These times hold for most of the year, but Calgary's daylight saving (which Tokyo doesn't use) shifts them by an hour twice annually.
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