Check the current time in Japan
Japan uses Japan Standard Time, UTC+9, throughout the country. Tokyo, Osaka, and Sapporo all show the same local time. For the current hour and minute, open NICT’s official clock.

Convert from New York or Dallas
Add 13 hours to New York time during daylight saving time and 14 during standard time. From Dallas, add 14 during daylight saving time and 15 during standard time. The difference changes because the U.S. cities switch their clocks and Japan stays on JST.

Convert from Los Angeles
Add 16 hours from Los Angeles during daylight saving time or 17 during standard time. For example, 4 p.m. Monday in Los Angeles during daylight saving time is 8 a.m. Tuesday in Japan. The same Los Angeles time during standard time is 9 a.m. Tuesday in Japan.

Include both dates in a meeting invite
During U.S. standard time, Monday at 6 p.m. in Dallas is Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Tokyo. Put both days and time zones in the invitation, or use the calendar’s named time zones. A recurring meeting anchored to Dallas time can shift by an hour on the Japanese calendar when Dallas changes its clocks.

Source Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. Related reading How many seconds are in a day?.

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