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: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Phoenix.
Both offices are open during 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Toronto time, which is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Phoenix. Scheduling is forgiving here: with 7 hours of overlap, a missed slot just means picking another one the same day. Watch the DST gap — when Toronto changes its clocks and Phoenix stays the same, this window slides by an hour.
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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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