Current time in Japan
What time it is in Japan right now, to the second, with the date. Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo and Okinawa all use one time, Japan Standard Time.
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Time in Tokyo
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Time in Tokyo: the clock starts when the page has loaded.
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As of 2026, Japan Standard Time is UTC+9 all year, with no summer time.
Japan’s time zone
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All of Japan
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Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Sapporo, Fukuoka and Naha (Okinawa)
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- Japan Standard Time
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- UTC+9 all year (as of 2026)
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Japan’s official time, as of 2026
- Japan Standard Time (JST) is UTC+9, nine hours ahead of Greenwich, all year.
- Japan used daylight saving time only from 1948 to 1951, during the Allied occupation.
- The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) keeps Japan Standard Time with atomic clocks and broadcasts it by radio.
- JST is based on the 135° E meridian, which passes through Akashi, near Kobe.
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How to check the time in Japan
- The big clock shows the time in Tokyo right now, to the second, with the date there. Untick Show seconds for a calmer clock, or switch between the 12- and 24-hour clock.
- Under it: the time zone and its UTC offset, whether daylight saving time is on, the next clock change and how far it is from your own time.
- The list gives the time in every zone. To convert another time or plan a meeting, open the time zone converter.
Questions
What is JST in UTC?
UTC+9, as of 2026. When it’s midnight UTC, it’s 9:00 AM in Tokyo.
Does Japan have daylight saving time?
No, as of 2026. Japan last used it in 1951, so its difference from the US and Europe changes only when they change their clocks.
What’s the time difference between Japan and the US?
As of 2026, Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York in winter and 13 hours ahead during US daylight saving time, and 17 or 16 hours ahead of California.