Show japans time j standard time has been by japan by european residents in china and by the telegraphs and rail ways of that country A clock in tokio would point with its minute hand as a clock in new york would the hour hand would on a 24 hour basis be 14 hours fast the naval action at which began the war opened at 11 40 a rr japan time tuesday february 9 that was the equivalent of 9 40 p m monday february 8 in new york any operations in manchuria would come under asian coast time which Is 13 hours faster than new york s the line where time changes where a ship loses a day going west and gains one going east is drawn ir regularly down the pacific coast east ot new zealand whose time is 19 hours faster than san francisco |