Current time in Japan
Japan Standard Time
UTC+09:00Japan has one time zone, Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone of Japan
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | UTC+9 | JST | No DST | UTC+09:00 |
Does Japan observe daylight saving time?
No. Japan stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in Japan
Your time difference
- Japan: —
Same clock all year as …
Japan shows the same time as Russia (several regions), Indonesia (New Guinea – West Papua / Irian Jaya, Malukus/Moluccas), South Korea, North Korea, Timor-Leste and Palau at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Japan
| City | Japan is |
|---|---|
| New York | 13 h to 14 h ahead |
| Los Angeles | 16 h to 17 h ahead |
| London | 8 h to 9 h ahead |
| Paris | 7 h to 8 h ahead |
| Dubai | 5 h ahead all year |
| Delhi | 3 h 30 min ahead all year |
| Sydney | 1 h to 2 h behind |