Time in Japan
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Time in Japan is given by Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
Japan started using the Gregorian calendar on 1 January 1873,[1] locally known as "the first day of the first month of Meiji 6" (明治6年1月1日). The preceding day, 31 December 1872, was "the second day of the twelfth month of Meiji 5" (明治5年12月2日).
The lunisolar Japanese calendar is no longer used except in very limited unofficial purposes, in which case 135° E of longitude is the modern reference point also used for Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), as opposed to Kyoto as the ancient reference point and the national capital until 1868.
Japanese eras are still in use.
