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title: "Best Meeting Time: Dubai & Tokyo — Geo-Parity"
description: "Dubai and Tokyo share 240 minutes of standard working hours (09:00–13:00 Dubai time). Time difference: 5h."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/dubai-and-tokyo/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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Timezone Overlap · 5h apart

# Best meeting time between 🇦🇪 Dubai and 🇯🇵 Tokyo

With standard 09:00–18:00 days, both cities are simultaneously at work for 240 minutes.

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

- 🇦🇪 Dubai: 09:00–13:00 local
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo: 14:00–18:00 local
- UTC 05:00–09:00 · 240 minutes

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

## Quick facts

- Dubai: UTC+4 (Asia/Dubai)
- Tokyo: UTC+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Time difference: 5 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between Dubai and Tokyo?**: 5 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 Dubai and Tokyo?**: 88/100 (Effortless) — 4h 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 Dubai and Tokyo meet during working hours?**: With standard 09:00–18:00 working days, the shared window is 240 minutes: 09:00–13:00 in Dubai and 14:00–18:00 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=Asia/Dubai,Asia/Tokyo.

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