Pacific Standard Time (pst) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

Japan Standard Time (jst) is used in Japan. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Tokyo.

PST to JST Time Converter

Pacific Standard Time → Japan Standard Time

PST = UTC-7JST = UTC+9

ClockinSync

BASE

09:00

Work Clients Team +

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

JST (Tokyo)

Japan · +16h

01:00+1 day

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

Sydney

Australia · +17h

02:00+1 day

PST (Los Angeles) to JST (Tokyo) — exact time difference

PST (Los Angeles) is 16 hours behind JST (Tokyo). When PST (Los Angeles) clocks hit noon, JST (Tokyo) reads 04:00.

PST (Los Angeles) is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone. JST (Tokyo) is in Asia/Tokyo. The difference is 16 hours.

Working hours overlap

PST (Los Angeles) and JST (Tokyo) have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since PST (Los Angeles) and JST (Tokyo) don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

16:00 Los Angeles / 08:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h before working hours in Tokyo

17:00 Los Angeles / 09:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h after working hours in Los Angeles

15:00 Los Angeles / 07:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Tokyo

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.

PST (Los Angeles)8 holidays

Jun 19Juneteenth National Independence DaySOON

Jul 3Independence Day

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

JST (Tokyo)7 holidays

Jul 20Marine Day

Aug 11Mountain Day

Sep 21Respect for the Aged Day

Sep 23Autumnal Equinox Day

Oct 12Sports Day

Working across PST (Los Angeles) and JST (Tokyo)

Working across PST (Los Angeles) (USA) and JST (Tokyo) (Japan) is a challenge — the 16-hour difference means no shared business hours window under a standard schedule. Flexibility from at least one side is required.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 16:00, JST (Tokyo) reads 08:00 — 1h before working hours in Tokyo.

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 17:00, JST (Tokyo) reads 09:00 — 1h after working hours in Los Angeles.

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 15:00, JST (Tokyo) reads 07:00 — 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.

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.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in PST (Los Angeles). The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

PST (Los Angeles) ↔ JST (Tokyo)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

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