The short answer

7am in Alaska Daylight Time is 12am in Japan Standard Time on the next day.

Alaska Daylight Time is 17 hours behind Japan Standard Time. It lands deep outside working hours in Japan Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot.

Alaska Daylight Time
7am
Japan Standard Time
12am
next day
Right now
9:20pmAKDT · UTC-08:00 · Wed, Jun 24
2:20pmJST · UTC+09:00 · Thu, Jun 25
Read across to convert
Alaska Daylight Time
AKDT · UTC-08:00
9:20pm ☾
Japan Standard Time
JST · UTC+09:00
2:20pm ☀
Pinned7amAlaska Daylight Time=12amJapan Standard Time · Thu (next day)
12amWed
5pm
1am
6pm
2am
7pm
3am
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4am
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10pm
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PINNED
7am
12amThu ·+1d
8am
1amThu ·+1d
9am
WORK
2amThu ·+1d
10am
WORK
3amThu ·+1d
11am
WORK
4amThu ·+1d
12pm
WORK
5amThu ·+1d
1pm
WORK
6amThu ·+1d
2pm
WORK
7amThu ·+1d
3pm
WORK
8amThu ·+1d
4pm
WORK
9amThu ·+1d
WORK
5pm
10amThu ·+1d
WORK
6pm
11amThu ·+1d
WORK
7pm
12pmThu ·+1d
WORK
8pm
1pmThu ·+1d
WORK
NOW
9pm
2pmThu ·+1d
WORK
10pm
3pmThu ·+1d
WORK
11pm
4pmThu ·+1d
WORK
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Best time to meet
Best for a call
Alaska Daylight Time
4pm–5pm
=
Japan Standard Time
9am–10am
next day
Popular conversions

Quick reference.

9amAlaska Daylight Time=2amJapan Standard Time · next day
12pmAlaska Daylight Time=5amJapan Standard Time · next day
3pmAlaska Daylight Time=8amJapan Standard Time · next day
5pmAlaska Daylight Time=10amJapan Standard Time · next day
9pmAlaska Daylight Time=2pmJapan Standard Time · next day
In context

What each side covers.

Alaska Daylight Time
AKDT · UTC-08:00
9:20pm

Alaska Daylight Time

Japan Standard Time
JST · UTC+09:00
2:20pm
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Frequently asked

Quick answers about converting between Alaska Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What is the time difference between Alaska Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time?
Alaska Daylight Time is 17 hours behind Japan Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
When it's 7am in Alaska Daylight Time, what time is it in Japan Standard Time?
7am in Alaska Daylight Time is 12am in Japan Standard Time on the next day. It lands deep outside working hours in Japan Standard Time — see the best time to meet below for a friendlier slot. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
What's the best time for a call between Alaska Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time?
4pm–5pm in Alaska Daylight Time lines up with 9am–10am in Japan Standard Time the next day — both sides are inside a 9-to-5 working day.
Does this account for daylight saving time?
Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — AKDT and JST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.