Japan Standard Time

Summary

Japan Standard Time is a time zone^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Japan Standard Time is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Japan Standard Time is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• Japan Standard Time's instance of is recorded as time zone^[5].
• Japan is named after Japan Standard Time^[6].
• standard time is named after Japan Standard Time^[7].
• Japan Standard Time is part of timezones in Japan^[8].
• Japan Standard Time's Commons category is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[9].
• Japan Standard Time's said to be the same as is recorded as UTC+09:00^[10].
• January 1, 1888 marks the founding of Japan Standard Time^[11].
• Japan Standard Time's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本標準時'}^[12].
• Japan Standard Time's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'YSV'}^[13].
• Japan Standard Time's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'JST'}^[14].
• Japan Standard Time's UTC timezone offset is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9'}^[15].

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Geography

Japan Standard Time is in the country of Japan^[3]. It is on the continent of Asia^[4]. It is part of timezones in Japan^[8].

Designation and Status

Japan Standard Time's instance of is recorded as time zone^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1888 marks the founding of Japan Standard Time^[11]. Things named after include Japan^[6], a sovereign state^[16], in Japan^[17], founded in -0660^[18] and standard time^[7].

Why It Matters

Japan Standard Time has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]