Timezone Overlap · 8h apart
Best meeting time between 🇬🇧 London and 🇯🇵 Tokyo
With standard 09:00–18:00 days, both cities are simultaneously at work for 60 minutes.
The golden window (2026-08-08)
- 🇬🇧 London: 09:00–10:00 local
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo: 17:00–18:00 local
- UTC 08:00–09:00 · 60 minutes
Open this pair in the interactive planner → (live DST, custom hours, more cities)
Quick facts
- London: UTC+1 (Europe/London)
- Tokyo: UTC+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Time difference: 8 hours (on 2026-08-08)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the time difference between London and Tokyo?
- 8 hours (as of 2026-08-08; daylight saving can shift it by an hour part of the year).
- What is the timezone friction score between London and Tokyo?
- 52/100 (Strained) — 1h 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 London and Tokyo meet during working hours?
- With standard 09:00–18:00 working days, the shared window is 60 minutes: 09:00–10:00 in London and 17:00–18:00 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.