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title: "Best Meeting Time: London & Tokyo — Geo-Parity"
description: "London and Tokyo share 60 minutes of standard working hours (09:00–10:00 London time). Time difference: 8h."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/meeting/london-and-tokyo/"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
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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 (2026-09-23)

- 🇬🇧 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 →](https://geo-parity.com/meeting-planner?z=Europe/London:540-1080,Asia/Tokyo:540-1080) (live DST, custom hours, more cities)

## Quick facts

- London: UTC+1 (Europe/London)
- Tokyo: UTC+9 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Time difference: 8 hours (on 2026-09-23)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is the time difference between London and Tokyo?**: 8 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 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.

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

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