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🇨🇳Shanghai
09:19:54
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Shanghai behind
🇯🇵Tokyo
10:19:54
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time ConverterShanghai ↔ Tokyo
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24-Hour OverviewShanghai vs Tokyo
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🇨🇳ShanghaiBase
09:19 PM
🇯🇵Tokyo 1h
10:19 PM
✓ Overlap
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Work hours (9–5) Overlap Current time
Best Meeting HoursShanghai & Tokyo
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April 2026 — Time DifferenceShanghai vs Tokyo
-1hConstant this month
No DST transitions in April 2026•Applies to all 30 days
Quick Reference — Shanghai → Tokyo
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai (UTC+08:00) | 🇯🇵 Tokyo (UTC+09:00) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
🇨🇳
Shanghai business hours
= 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM in Tokyo
🇯🇵
Tokyo business hours
= 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Shanghai
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Midpoint meeting
1:00 PM in Shanghai = 2:00 PM in Tokyo
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Location DetailsShanghai vs Tokyo
👥 Population
24,874,500 approx.
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💵 Currency
Chinese Yu
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Japanese Y
🗣️ Language
Mandarin Chinese
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Japanese
📞 Calling Code
+86
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+81
📅 Weekend
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🕐 Time Format
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Frequently Asked QuestionsShanghai & Tokyo — Time Difference
Shanghai is 1h behind Tokyo. Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTCUTC+08:00), Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (UTCUTC+09:00).
The best overlap for business hours (9 AM–5 PM) is 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Shanghai time.
When it is 12:00 PM in Shanghai, it is 1:00 PM in Tokyo.
Not ideal right now. It is 9:19 PM in Shanghai and 10:19 PM in Tokyo. Shanghai is outside business hours. Tokyo is outside business hours.
Neither Shanghai nor Tokyo is currently observing Daylight Saving Time.
It is Thursday in both Shanghai and Tokyo right now.
When it is 9:00 AM in Shanghai, it is 10:00 AM in Tokyo.
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