Convert Los Angeles Time to Tokyo
Los Angeles lags by 16 hours
Time difference: Los Angeles and Tokyo
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo. When it's noon in Los Angeles, it's 04:00 in Tokyo.
Los Angeles is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone. Tokyo is in the Asia/Tokyo timezone. The difference is 16 hours.
Working hours overlap
There is no business hours overlap between Los Angeles and Tokyo during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.
Best times to schedule a meeting
No business hours overlap exists between Los Angeles and Tokyo. Showing the most balanced options with minimal inconvenience for both cities.
⚠️ 1h before working hours in Tokyo
⚠️ 1h after working hours in Los Angeles
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Tokyo
Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each city's local time.
Public holidays this year
⚡ Both cities have upcoming holidays — check availability before scheduling.
Scheduling between Los Angeles and Tokyo
Coordinating between Los Angeles (USA) and Tokyo (Japan) means working around a 16-hour time difference, with Tokyo ahead. Since standard business hours don't naturally overlap, meetings usually require one side to shift slightly outside their normal working day.
💡 Practical scheduling guidelines
16:00–17:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 08:00–09:00 in Tokyo (1h before working hours in Tokyo).
17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo (1h after working hours in Los Angeles).
15:00–16:00 in Los Angeles corresponds to 07:00–08:00 in Tokyo (2h before working hours in Tokyo).
Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise — minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Install ClockinSync Free →Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in Los Angeles. The input bar accepts natural language like “3pm”, “15:30”, or “9am Rome” for instant conversions.
Los Angeles ↔ Tokyo
No overlap — one side will need to join outside working hours
Working hours: 09:00–17:00 local time. Green = both cities working. Purple = one city only.