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title: "Best Meeting Time: Berlin / Madrid / Paris & Tokyo — Geo-Parity"
description: "Berlin / Madrid / Paris and Tokyo share 120 minutes of standard working hours (09:00–11:00 Berlin / Madrid / Paris time). Time difference: 7h."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/berlin-and-tokyo/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 7h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇪🇺 Berlin / Madrid / Paris and 🇯🇵 Tokyo

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, both cities are simultaneously at work for 120 minutes.

## The golden window (2026-09-23)

- 🇪🇺 Berlin / Madrid / Paris: 09:00–11:00 local
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo: 16:00–18:00 local
- UTC 07:00–09:00 · 120 minutes

[Open this pair in the interactive planner →](https://geo-parity.com/meeting-planner?z=Europe/Berlin:540-1080,Asia/Tokyo:540-1080) (live DST, custom hours, more cities)

## Quick facts

- Berlin / Madrid / Paris: UTC+2 (Europe/Berlin)
- Tokyo: UTC+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Time difference: 7 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between Berlin / Madrid / Paris and Tokyo?**: 7 hours (as of 2026-09-23; daylight saving can shift it by an hour part of the year).
- **What is the timezone friction score between Berlin / Madrid / Paris and Tokyo?**: 64/100 (Manageable) — 2h of shared working time per day. Higher scores mean easier synchronous collaboration; add the rest of your team in the interactive scorer for the full picture and the 'lone wolf' flag.
- **When can teams in Berlin / Madrid / Paris and Tokyo meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days, the shared window is 120 minutes: 09:00–11:00 in Berlin / Madrid / Paris and 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo.
- **Does this account for daylight saving time?**: Yes — offsets are computed from the IANA timezone database for the specific date. Use the interactive planner to check any future date.

Overlap computed for 2026-09-23; DST transitions can shift it. Agents: GET /api/meeting.json?zones=Europe/Berlin,Asia/Tokyo.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/meeting/berlin-and-tokyo/