Thursday, September 10, 2026
Japan Standard Time (JST)
UTC Offset
UTC+09:00
Daylight Saving Time
No DST
Next Clock Change
No upcoming changes
Region
Asia
5 major cities
About Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time (JST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 09:00 hours.
Major cities using this timezone include Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto. These cities follow Japan Time for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Japan Standard Time (JST)
Japan Standard Time (JST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +09:00. The IANA identifier is Asia/Tokyo. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate JST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see JST relative to other major timezones.
Right now Asia/Tokyo is UTC+09:00. Standard-time offset: UTC+09:00.
Asia/Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at +09:00 year-round.
Major Cities Using JST
These cities observe Japan Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular JST Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving JST. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.