Time difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo
Compare the current local time in Los Angeles and Tokyo, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Los Angeles's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Tokyo's.
Los Angeles working hours
Tokyo working hours
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🇯🇵 Tokyo
Scheduling across Los Angeles and Tokyo
Scheduling between Los Angeles and Tokyo is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, but the two working days meet at a single point: Los Angeles's close at 17:00 coincides exactly with Tokyo's open at 09:00. A call timed to that boundary catches both sides at the edge of their day.
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | In Tokyo it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Currently in PDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to PST
on Sunday 1 November 2026
🇯🇵 Tokyo
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.