New York Tokyo Time Difference

Is New York 13 or 14 Hours Behind Tokyo?

New York is typically 14 hours behind Tokyo. When it's 3:00 PM in Tokyo, it's 1:00 AM in New York. Japan does not observe daylight saving time, while New York does.

During US daylight saving time (mid-March to early November), the difference is 13 hours. During US standard time (November to March), it's 14 hours.

Best Time to Call Tokyo from New York

Optimal meeting window: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM New York time (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tokyo next day). This catches morning business hours in Tokyo.

For morning calls from New York, 6:00 AM - 8:00 AM works well (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Tokyo same day, end of business day).

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