Japan Time Zone

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What time zone is it in Japan?

Answer

Time zone in Japan
Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9)

One zone for the whole country, and no summer time since 1952.

More about the zone: Japan Standard Time.

Time Zone Facts

Time zone
Japan Standard Time
Abbreviations
JST
Standard time
UTC+9
Daylight saving time
not observed
Clock changes
the clocks do not change
Daylight saving time in effect now
No

Time Difference

UTC
9 hours ahead
Eastern Time
13 hours ahead
Central Time
14 hours ahead
Mountain Time
15 hours ahead
Pacific Time
16 hours ahead
Moscow Time
MSK+6

Current time in Japan

UTC+9 — add 9 hours to UTC

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Time Zones: Countries

PlaceTime zone
ArgentinaUTC−3
ArmeniaUTC+4
AustraliaAustralian Eastern Time, Australian Central Time and Australian Western Time
BelarusUTC+3
BrazilUTC−2, Brasília Time, UTC−4 and UTC−5
CanadaNewfoundland Time, Atlantic Time, Eastern Time, Central Time, Mountain Time and Pacific Time
ChinaUTC+8
ColombiaUTC−5
Czech RepublicCentral European Time
EgyptEastern European Time
FinlandEastern European Time
FranceCentral European Time
Georgia (country)UTC+4
GermanyCentral European Time
GreeceEastern European Time
IndiaIndia Standard Time
IndonesiaUTC+7, UTC+8 and UTC+9
IrelandIrish Time
IsraelIsrael Time
ItalyCentral European Time
JapanJapan Standard Time
JordanUTC+3
KazakhstanUTC+5
KyrgyzstanUTC+6
MalaysiaUTC+8
MexicoMexican Central Time, Mexican Pacific Time, Mexican Northwest Time and Mexican Southeast Time
MozambiqueUTC+2
NetherlandsCentral European Time
New ZealandNew Zealand Time
ParaguayUTC−3
PortugalWestern European Time and UTC−1
RussiaKaliningrad Time, Moscow Time, Samara Time, Yekaterinburg Time, Omsk Time, Krasnoyarsk Time, Irkutsk Time, Yakutsk Time, Vladivostok Time, Magadan Time and Kamchatka Time
SerbiaCentral European Time
South AfricaSouth Africa Standard Time
South KoreaKorea Standard Time
SpainCentral European Time and Western European Time
ThailandUTC+7
TurkeyUTC+3
UkraineEastern European Time
United KingdomGreenwich Mean Time

FAQ

What time zone is it in Japan?

Time zone in Japan Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9)

Is daylight saving time observed in Japan?

No. The clocks there stay on UTC+9 all year round.

What is the time difference in Japan compared with UTC?

Right now the clock in Japan is 9 hours ahead of UTC, and MSK+6 against Moscow Time.

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