Buenos Aires to Tokyo Time

Buenos Aires (Argentina) is an important regional economy, with key industries in diverse sectors including services and trade. Tokyo (Japan) is the world's third-largest economy, known for automotive, electronics, robotics, and precision instruments. With a 12-hour time difference, professionals frequently schedule cross-border calls between these two cities for international trade, remote team collaboration, and client meetings.

Scheduling Meetings Between Buenos Aires and Tokyo

With Tokyo 12 hours ahead of Buenos Aires, there is minimal overlap in standard business hours. Most teams alternate meeting times to share the burden of early-morning or late-evening calls fairly. Business hours typically follow a 9 AM–5 PM schedule. Japanese business culture places high value on respect and hierarchy, with typical hours of 9 AM–6 PM. Consider recording meetings for those who can't attend live, and use shared documents for async collaboration.

Daylight Saving Time Considerations

Neither Buenos Aires nor Tokyo observes Daylight Saving Time — Buenos Aires stays on ART and Tokyo stays on JST year-round. This makes scheduling between these two cities simpler, as the 12-hour time difference remains constant throughout the year with no DST surprises.

ART (ART) stands for the timezone used in Buenos Aires, Argentina (UTC-3). JST (JST) is the timezone used in Tokyo, Japan (UTC+9). Buenos Aires is 12 hours behind Tokyo.

To convert ART to JST, add 12 hours to ART time. For example, ART 9:00 AM = JST 9:00 PM.