Australia is 1 hour ahead of Tokyo. When Australia clocks hit noon, Tokyo reads 11:00.
Australia is in the Australia/Sydney timezone. Tokyo is in Asia/Tokyo. The difference is 1 hour.
Business hours comparison
Every working day, Australia and Tokyo are both in business hours for 7 hours simultaneously.
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Tokyo
Overlap (7h)
When to schedule across time zones
Both Australia and Tokyo are in standard hours simultaneously for 7h per day. 3 recommended slots shown below.
10:00 Sydney / 09:00 Tokyo✓ Both working
11:00 Sydney / 10:00 Tokyo✓ Both working
12:00 Sydney / 11:00 Tokyo✓ Both working
Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.
Holiday calendar for both locations
⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.
Australia6 holidays
Sep 28King's BirthdaySOON
Oct 5Labour DaySOON
Oct 5King's BirthdaySOON
Nov 3Melbourne Cup
Dec 25Christmas Day
Tokyo4 holidays
Sep 23Autumnal Equinox DaySOON
Oct 12Sports Day
Nov 3Culture Day
Nov 23Labour Thanksgiving Day
Working across Australia and Tokyo
Working across Australia (Australia) and Tokyo (Japan) involves a 1-hour gap. The good news: there is a 7-hour mutual window in standard business hours that lets both sides collaborate without anyone joining at an unreasonable hour.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
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10:00–11:00 in Australia = 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo. Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.
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11:00–12:00 in Australia = 10:00–11:00 in Tokyo. Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.
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12:00–13:00 in Australia = 11:00–12:00 in Tokyo. Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.
DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.
Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Australia. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.
