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Pair comparison · Japan ↔ United Kingdom

Tokyo vs London

Compare local time, working-hour overlap, travel distance, weather, holidays, and hand-off windows between Tokyo, Japan and London, United Kingdom.

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Japan

Tokyo

08:40:56 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Zone

GMT+9

Asia/Tokyo

Weather

17°C

Partly cloudy

Next holiday: Shōwa Day on 2026-04-29.

United Kingdom

London

12:40:56 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Zone

GMT+1

Europe/London

Weather

15°C

Clear sky

Next holiday: Early May Bank Holiday on 2026-05-04.

Planning snapshot

Time difference

-8h

Shared work window

No same-day overlap

Day relation

Same calendar day

Estimated flight time

13h 0m

GMT+9 and GMT+1 have almost no normal workday overlap, so the pair is best handled with async planning, rotating meeting ownership, and explicit hand-off times. When teams do meet live, one side is usually outside standard office hours.

Business-hours overlap

Best meeting windows

Drag the UTC window to see how Tokyo and London line up across working, early/late, and sleep hours.

Meeting Planner Timeline

Drag the blue window. Green = working hours, amber = early/late, navy = sleep.

Tokyo
23
0
23:00
London
15
0
15:00

DST context

DST mismatch radar for this pair

Tokyo and London are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap between them can move during the year. The radar below flags the mismatch windows that usually break recurring meetings.

DST Mismatch Radar

The #1 complaint about timezone tools: meetings break when regions shift DST on different weekends. Nobody surfaces this well.

Upcoming DST shifts

United States
Fall back 1h
2026-11-01
European Union
Fall back 1h
2026-10-25
United States
Spring forward 1h
2027-03-14
European Union
Spring forward 1h
2027-03-28
Australia
Spring forward 1h
2026-10-04

⚠ Your meetings at risk

New York ↔ London
7d mismatch
EU falls back a week before US
2026-10-25 → 2026-11-01
New York ↔ London
14d mismatch
US springs forward 2 weeks before EU
2027-03-14 → 2027-03-28
New York ↔ Sydney
28d mismatch
Sydney shifts + US is still on DST
2026-10-04 → 2026-11-01

Meeting windows and coordination notes

TokyoLondonDay relation
9:00 AM1:00 AMsame day
12:00 PM4:00 AMsame day
3:00 PM7:00 AMsame day
6:00 PM10:00 AMsame day
9:00 PM1:00 PMsame day
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Tokyo holiday and weather context

Current weather: Partly cloudy at 17°C.

Shōwa Day lands on 2026-04-29.

Constitution Memorial Day lands on 2026-05-04.

London holiday and weather context

Current weather: Clear sky at 15°C.

Early May Bank Holiday lands on 2026-05-04.

Spring Bank Holiday lands on 2026-05-25.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Tokyo and London?
-8h. Same calendar day.
Do Tokyo and London share business hours?
Not really. This pair does not share a normal same-day work window, so async hand-offs and rotating meeting times are safer.
Is there a DST mismatch between Tokyo and London?
Yes. The two cities are not on the same daylight-saving pattern right now, so the gap can move during the year.