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To schedule a meeting between JST and PST:
Pro Tip: Due to the extreme time difference, email and recorded videos work better than live calls for Japan-California collaboration
| JST Time | PST Time | Context |
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| 12:00 AM | 07:00 AM | Midnight Tokyo |
| 01:00 AM | 08:00 AM | Late Night JST |
| 02:00 AM | 09:00 AM | Late Night JST |
| 03:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Late Night JST |
| 04:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Late Night JST |
| 05:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Late Night JST |
| 06:00 AM | 01:00 PM | Off Hours |
| 07:00 AM | 02:00 PM | Off Hours |
| 08:00 AM | 03:00 PM | Off Hours |
| 09:00 AM | 04:00 PM | Business Hours JST |
| 10:00 AM | 05:00 PM | Business Hours JST |
| 11:00 AM | 06:00 PM | Business Hours JST |
Not observed
Asia/Tokyo
PDT (UTC-7) from March to November
America/Los_Angeles
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | Pacific Standard Time (PST) |
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Japan Standard Time (JST) is 9 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+9). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant year-round. | Pacific Standard Time (PST) is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8). During daylight saving time, the region observes Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), which is UTC-7. |
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PST (Pacific Standard Time) is 17 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time). During PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), it is 16 hours behind. For example, when it's 6:00 PM in Tokyo, it's 1:00 AM in Los Angeles.
The best time to call from JST to PST is between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM JST, which corresponds to 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM PST. This is challenging - consider early morning JST (6-8 AM) for late evening PST (1-3 PM previous day).
Yes, the time difference changes by 1 hour. Japan does not observe DST, but the US West Coast does. During PST (winter), the difference is 17 hours. During PDT (summer), the difference is 16 hours.
JST cities include Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama in Japan. PST cities include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, and Portland in the United States.
The 16-17 hour time difference means there is almost no overlap in business hours. Evening in Tokyo corresponds to very early morning in California, making real-time collaboration extremely challenging.