Time difference between London and Tokyo
London is 8 h behind Tokyo.
See the current local time in London and Tokyo side by side. The difference updates live and automatically accounts for daylight saving time.
When it is 12:00 noon in London, the clock in Tokyo shows 20:00. Business hours (9:00–17:00) in the two cities do not overlap — one side has to take the call early in the morning or late in the evening. As the crow flies, the two cities are about 9,560 km (5,940 mi) apart — roughly 12 h nonstop by plane.