Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Chicago day and the matching hour in Tokyo. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Chicago	Tokyo	Suitable?
12am	2pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
1am	3pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
2am	4pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
3am	5pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
9am	11pm	Working hours in Chicago only
10am	12am	Working hours in Chicago only
11am	1am	Working hours in Chicago only
12pm	2am	Working hours in Chicago only
1pm	3am	Working hours in Chicago only
2pm	4am	Working hours in Chicago only
3pm	5am	Working hours in Chicago only
4pm	6am	Working hours in Chicago only
5pm	7am	Working hours in Chicago only
7pm	9am	Working hours in Tokyo only
8pm	10am	Working hours in Tokyo only
9pm	11am	Working hours in Tokyo only
10pm	12pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
11pm	1pm	Working hours in Tokyo only

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Monday, September 21, 2026 — Respect for the Aged Day — Tokyo is off, Chicago is working.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — Autumnal Equinox Day — Tokyo is off, Chicago is working.

Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day and Sports Day; both cities are off.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Culture Day — Tokyo is off, Chicago is working.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — Chicago is off, Tokyo is working.

Monday, November 23, 2026 — Labour Thanksgiving Day — Tokyo is off, Chicago is working.

Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — Chicago is off, Tokyo is working.

Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Chicago is off, Tokyo is working.

Chicago and Tokyo have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Chicago and Tokyo?

Tokyo is currently 14 hours ahead of Chicago. That changes to 15 hours ahead of on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Chicago and Tokyo?

There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.

How many hours do Chicago and Tokyo overlap?

Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.

Does daylight saving change the Chicago–Tokyo gap?

Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (14 hours ahead of becomes 15 hours ahead of); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (15 hours ahead of becomes 14 hours ahead of).

Are there public holidays that affect Chicago–Tokyo meetings?

Yes. The next is Monday, September 21, 2026 — a public holiday where Tokyo is, but a normal working day in Chicago.

Chicago to Tokyo: time difference and best times to meet

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Other meeting-time pages for Chicago

Sources