Tokyo Time - Current Local Time & Timezone
Current local time in Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Time Zone Guide
This live clock shows the current local time in Tokyo, Japan using the timezone identifier Asia/Tokyo. The display updates every second and reflects the timezone rules provided by your browser, including daylight saving time changes when the region observes them.
Use this page when scheduling a call, planning travel, checking market hours, or confirming the local date before sending a message. If you need to watch several locations at once, return to the world clocks grid.
Planning with Tokyo Time
| Task | What to check |
|---|---|
| Schedule a meeting | Compare Tokyo business hours against your local time. |
| Book travel | Confirm whether arrival time falls on the same calendar date. |
| Join a livestream | Use the local event time and create a countdown to date. |
| Set a reminder | Use the alarm clock after converting the time to your timezone. |
About Tokyo Time
Tokyo operates on Japan Standard Time (JST), which is UTC+9 year-round. Japan does not observe Daylight Saving Time, making JST a fixed, predictable offset throughout the year. This consistency simplifies scheduling: Tokyo is always exactly 9 hours ahead of London in winter (10 hours during BST) and always 14 hours ahead of New York in winter.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange opens at 9:00 AM JST with a lunch break from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, closing at 3:30 PM. As the world's third-largest stock exchange by market capitalisation, the TSE session sets the tone for Asian equities before Hong Kong and Singapore open. The Japanese yen is the third most traded currency globally, making Tokyo's FX market one of the three pillars of the 24-hour global currency cycle.
Japan's no-DST policy means businesses scheduling with Tokyo can use a fixed offset year-round without recalculating each spring and autumn. For technology and automotive supply chain coordination between Japan and the US, the 14-hour gap is managed primarily through end-of-day US calls that reach Tokyo the following morning.
Tokyo Time Zone Facts
- UTC offset: UTC+9 (JST) all year; Japan does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
- TSE trades 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM JST; world's third-largest exchange.
- The Japanese yen is the third most traded currency globally.
- Tokyo is always 14 hours ahead of New York in winter; no seasonal offset changes.