Pacific morning, Central European evening and Japan's next morning can share a narrow handoff window, but no normal nine-to-five block fits all three regions. In standard time, Seattle to Berlin is nine hours, Berlin to Tokyo is eight hours, and Seattle to Tokyo is seventeen hours.
| Pair | Standard-time offset | Practical overlap to try |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle and Berlin | PST is 9 hours behind CET. | 7 to 10 a.m. Seattle / 4 to 7 p.m. Berlin. |
| Berlin and Tokyo | CET is 8 hours behind JST. | 8 to 9 a.m. Berlin / 4 to 5 p.m. Tokyo. |
| Seattle and Tokyo | PST is 17 hours behind JST. | 4 to 5 p.m. Seattle / 9 to 10 a.m. Tokyo the next day. |
Plan the date as well as the clock time
Pacific Time changes between PST and PDT, and EU countries move between standard and summer time on the last Sundays of March and October. Their seasonal clock changes do not happen on the same dates, so the gap shifts for a few weeks each year. Japan keeps Japan Standard Time at UTC+9. Check the exact meeting date before sending an invite; see the EU 2026 clock-change schedule and Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology for reference.
For a three-region call, rotate the inconvenient hour or make the meeting short and record the handoff. A Pacific late afternoon is often a workable compromise for Seattle and Tokyo; Berlin will be outside normal work hours. Use an overlap view rather than converting each city by memory.