> Current local time in Tokyo, Japan: JST (UTC+9) all year, no daylight saving. Compare cities and plan meetings.
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# Time in Tokyo.

Japan · Japan Standard Time · Asia/Tokyo

**Tokyo is on Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year** and doesn’t use daylight saving time. Right now it’s 14 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of London.

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

## Time zone in Tokyo

Tokyo uses **Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9)** all year.

Time zone
:   Japan Standard Time (JST)

UTC offset
:   UTC+9 (standard), no seasonal change

Daylight saving
:   No

IANA zone
:   Asia/Tokyo

### Does Tokyo use daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never change. Its time difference with cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, still moves by an hour twice a year.

### Plan meetings with Tokyo

Shared working hours and time differences for popular pairs:

- [London to Tokyo time](https://wherora.com/compare/london-tokyo/)
- [Los Angeles to Tokyo time](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-tokyo/)
- [New York to Tokyo time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/)

Run a website, blog or intranet? [Add a free Tokyo clock to your site](https://wherora.com/embed/?city=tokyo). It keeps the right time on its own.

To compare Tokyo with any other place, use the clock above: press **+ Add city**, or set a date and drag the timeline to check a future meeting. [Convert a specific time](https://wherora.com/convert/) or [plan a meeting for up to six cities](https://wherora.com/meeting/).

## Tokyo: quick answers

### What time zone is Tokyo in?

Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year. On phones and computers its time zone is called Asia/Tokyo.

### Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo doesn’t use daylight saving time: it stays on JST (UTC+9) all year.

### What time is it in Tokyo when it’s 9 AM in New York?

11:00 PM in Tokyo. Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York right now. From March 14, when New York changes its clocks, 9 AM in New York is 10:00 PM in Tokyo.

Explore city times [Dubai](https://wherora.com/time/dubai/) [Mumbai](https://wherora.com/time/mumbai/) [New Delhi](https://wherora.com/time/new-delhi/) [Bengaluru](https://wherora.com/time/bengaluru/) [Singapore](https://wherora.com/time/singapore/) [Manila](https://wherora.com/time/manila/) [All city times →](https://wherora.com/time/)

## Compare city pairs

[See shared working hours for all pairs →](https://wherora.com/compare/)

North America ↔ Europe

- [New York–London](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-london/)
- [Chicago–London](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-london/)
- [Toronto–London](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-london/)
- [Dallas–London](https://wherora.com/compare/dallas-london/)
- [New York–Berlin](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-berlin/)

North America ↔ Asia & Pacific

- [New York–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/)
- [New York–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/)
- [New York–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-mumbai/)
- [New York–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/)
- [Los Angeles–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-tokyo/)
- [Los Angeles–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-manila/)
- [Chicago–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-manila/)
- [Toronto–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-manila/)
- [San Francisco–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-mumbai/)
- [San Francisco–Bengaluru](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-bengaluru/)

Europe ↔ Asia & Middle East

- [London–Dubai](https://wherora.com/compare/london-dubai/)
- [London–Singapore](https://wherora.com/compare/london-singapore/)
- [London–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/london-tokyo/)

Close time zones

- [New York–Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/)
- [San Francisco–Austin](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-austin/)
- [New York–Buenos Aires](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-buenos-aires/)
- [Berlin–Lisbon](https://wherora.com/compare/berlin-lisbon/)
- [Singapore–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/singapore-sydney/)
- [Dubai–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/dubai-mumbai/)

Badges show how far ahead or behind the second city is today.

Read our guides[Clock changes this autumn](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-time-dates/)[Daylight saving gap weeks](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/)[Fair meetings across time zones](https://wherora.com/guides/fair-meetings-across-time-zones/)[Time zone abbreviations](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/)[All guides](https://wherora.com/guides/)

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Source: https://wherora.com/time/tokyo/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/