Long Beach to Tokyo Time Difference
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Long Beach
24-Hour Comparison
Business hours Extended Off hours
Long Beach
10a
11a
12p
01p
02p
03p
04p
05p
06p
07p
08p
09p
10p
11p
12a
01a
02a
03a
04a
05a
06a
07a
08a
09a
Tokyo
02a
03a
04a
05a
06a
07a
08a
09a
10a
11a
12p
01p
02p
03p
04p
05p
06p
07p
08p
09p
10p
11p
12a
01a
Each column is the same moment in both cities, starting from right now and rolling forward 24 hours — daylight saving is already accounted for.
Best Time to Call
On a typical weekday (Monday–Friday).
Long Beach and Tokyo have little to no overlap in typical business hours (9 AM–5 PM) — an early morning or evening call works best for one side.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the time difference between Long Beach and Tokyo?
- Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Long Beach. Long Beach is currently UTC-7 and Tokyo is UTC+9.
- Is Tokyo ahead of or behind Long Beach?
- Tokyo is ahead of Long Beach.
- What is the best time to call Tokyo from Long Beach?
- Long Beach and Tokyo have little to no overlap in typical business hours (9 AM–5 PM), even on a weekday — an early morning or evening call works best for one side.
- What is the best time for a remote team standup between Long Beach and Tokyo?
- Long Beach and Tokyo have little to no live overlap in typical business hours, so a synchronous standup rarely works for both sides. Instead, treat 05:00 PM in Long Beach (09:00 AM in Tokyo) — the end of Long Beach's typical workday — as the async handoff point: write an end-of-day summary then, so the Tokyo team has full context when their day starts.
- Does the time difference between Long Beach and Tokyo change during the year?
- Yes. Long Beach and Tokyo don't switch to daylight saving time on the same schedule, so the offset shifts by up to an hour for part of the year.