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The world is covered in the necessary evil known in English as "time zones".

![Time zone map](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8AI4Um.gif)

Given that, historically, it originated in England (some 300 or so years ago),
the concept of a time zone was probably not brought into Japan for quite some
time.

That said, [RomajiDesu suggests 時間帯 for "time
zone"](http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-time%20zone.html).
However, given the English-based origin of the term, I tend to think that this
may not properly refer to the same concept.

What is the proper Japanese term for a time zone? Is it 時間帯｛じかんたい｝? Is タイムゾーン
is more appropriate? Or is there another term I should use?
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What word describes the concept of worldwide time zones?
Both 時間帯 and タイムゾーン work, and both are very common ways to speak about time
zones. But one thing you should know is that 時間帯 also describes the specific
period of time in a day. Say, 朝の時間帯 means "the morning time" and used in this
way it doesn't describes time zones.

In short, if it is clear your sentence is talking about time zones, you can
use either, but the context is ambiguous, I recommend that you use タイムゾーン.
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