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Does Japan have daylight saving time?

No. Japan does not change its clocks. It stays on JST, UTC+9 all year.

Japan has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.

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Questions people ask

Does Japan have daylight saving time?

No. Japan does not change its clocks. It stays on JST, UTC+9 all year.

When did Japan last change its clocks?

Japan has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.

What time zone is Japan in?

Japan uses UTC+9. See the current time in Japan.

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, the same data phones and computers use. History is shown from 1970, the period the database documents reliably.