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TokyovsShanghai
🇯🇵Tokyo
09:33:51
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Thursday, April 30, 2026
+1h
Tokyo ahead
🇨🇳Shanghai
08:33:51
PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time ConverterTokyo ↔ Shanghai
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| 📍Your Local Time detecting… | 🇯🇵 Tokyo UTC+09:00 | 🇨🇳 Shanghai UTC+08:00 |
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🇯🇵TokyoBase
09:33 PM
🇨🇳Shanghai +-1h
08:33 PM
✓ Overlap
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Work hours (9–5) Overlap Current time
Best Meeting HoursTokyo & Shanghai
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April 2026 — Time DifferenceTokyo vs Shanghai
+1hConstant this month
No DST transitions in April 2026•Applies to all 30 days
Quick Reference — Tokyo → Shanghai
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo (UTC+09:00) | 🇨🇳 Shanghai (UTC+08:00) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 11:00 PM (prev day) |
| 6:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
🇯🇵
Tokyo business hours
= 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM in Shanghai
🇨🇳
Shanghai business hours
= 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM in Tokyo
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Midpoint meeting
1:00 PM in Tokyo = 12:00 PM in Shanghai
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Location DetailsTokyo vs Shanghai
👥 Population
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24,874,500 approx.
💵 Currency
Japanese Y
vs
Chinese Yu
🗣️ Language
Japanese
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Mandarin Chinese
📞 Calling Code
+81
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+86
📅 Weekend
Saturday,Sunday
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🕐 Time Format
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Frequently Asked QuestionsTokyo & Shanghai — Time Difference
Tokyo is 1h ahead of Shanghai. Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (UTCUTC+09:00), Shanghai uses Asia/Shanghai (UTCUTC+08:00).
The best overlap for business hours (9 AM–5 PM) is 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Tokyo time.
When it is 12:00 PM in Tokyo, it is 11:00 AM in Shanghai.
Not ideal right now. It is 9:33 PM in Tokyo and 8:33 PM in Shanghai. Tokyo is outside business hours. Shanghai is outside business hours.
Neither Tokyo nor Shanghai is currently observing Daylight Saving Time.
It is Thursday in both Tokyo and Shanghai right now.
When it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo, it is 8:00 AM in Shanghai.
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