Japan Standard Time to Philippine Time Conversion (JST To PHT)

You’re trying to figure out the time difference between Japan and the Philippines.

Maybe you’re hiring remote workers in the Philippines to support Japanese clients.

Or you’re coordinating a team across both countries.

Here’s what you need to know: Japan is exactly 1 hour ahead of the Philippines. That’s it.

9:00 AM in Tokyo? 8:00 AM in Manila.

No daylight saving time in either country. 

No seasonal changes. Just a clean, simple 1-hour difference all year round.

The basic time conversion you’ll use

Japan runs on JST (UTC+9). The Philippines runs on PHT (UTC+8).

Subtract 1 hour going from Japan to Philippines. Add 1 hour going from Philippines to Japan.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

You can memorize this, or you can just remember “minus 1 hour” and calculate it on the fly.

Most people don’t even bother with conversion tools for this one. It’s that straightforward.

Does daylight saving time affect this conversion?

No.

Neither Japan nor the Philippines observes daylight saving time.

That 1-hour difference stays constant all year. 

January through December. Summer, winter, spring, fall. Always the same.

This is actually huge when you’re managing remote teams.

Coordinating with headquarters in other time zones

If you’re based in the US, UK, or Australia, the Japan-Philippines pair becomes powerful.

You can hand off work at the end of your day and wake up to progress.

Here’s what that looks like:

A Philippine remote worker finishing their 5:00 PM shift is 4:00 AM Eastern Time. By the time your US team logs in at 9:00 AM, that worker’s been done for hours.

But if they’re supporting Japan-based operations, they’re wrapping up right as Japanese business hours end at 6:00 PM JST.

The workflow becomes: US team plans and assigns work → Asia-Pacific team (Philippines + Japan coordination) executes during their day → US team reviews results the next morning.

Rinse and repeat.

Handling holidays and cultural expectations

Japan and the Philippines don’t share the same holiday calendar.

Japan has Golden Week in early May. 

The Philippines has Holy Week (usually late March or April), plus a different set of national holidays throughout the year.

Don’t assume everyone’s off on the same days.

When you hire remote workers in the Philippines for Japan-focused roles, clarify how holidays work. 

Are they following the Japanese calendar, the Philippine calendar, or some hybrid?

Final Thoughts

Japan is 1 hour ahead of the Philippines.

Every hour, every day, all year.

It’s the easiest time zone pair in international remote work.

If you’re coordinating between these two countries, you’ve got nearly perfect overlap. If you’re managing from the US, UK, or Australia, you can treat Japan and the Philippines as a single operational block.

No night shifts. No weird scheduling gymnastics. Just straightforward daytime hours that work for everyone involved.

That’s the whole game.