Exact time now:

The exact time in Tokyo you see here is the current local time in Japan, a country renowned for its precision timekeeping. Tokyo operates on Japan Standard Time (JST), which is UTC+9 year-round — Japan does not observe Daylight Saving Time, making it one of the most stable time references in East Asia. JST has remained unchanged at UTC+9 since 1952.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) trades from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM JST, with a lunch break from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This translates to 0:00 AM to 6:00 AM UTC, overlapping with European afternoon trading (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM London during BST) and ending before US markets open. The opening auction ("itayose") at 9:00 AM JST is closely watched as an early indicator for Asian market sentiment globally.

Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York (EST), 13 hours ahead of London (GMT), 9 hours ahead of Moscow, 1 hour ahead of Seoul and Beijing (China Standard Time matches JST during standard time but China does not observe DST), and 1 hour behind Sydney during AEDT. The time difference with major Western cities means that when it is business hours in Tokyo (9:00 AM-5:00 PM), it is late evening in New York (7:00 PM-3:00 AM EST) and late night/early morning on the US West Coast.

Best calling times: for Japan-US calls, 4:00-5:00 PM JST overlaps with 3:00-4:00 AM EST (early morning in New York) or with 7:00-8:00 AM the previous day on the West Coast during PDT. For Europe, 2:00-5:00 PM JST coincides with 7:00-10:00 AM CET. Japan's punctuality culture — from bullet trains (Shinkansen) averaging delays of under 1 minute to factory JIT scheduling — makes reliable time information essential for both business and travel planning.