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What I'm trying to say is "what time is it in Japan right now?". My main
problem is if I placed 今 correctly and if I should use に or は?
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particles time word-order
Is 今日本に何時ですか correct?
Most commonly and naturally, it should be:

> 「今日本{いまにほん} **は** 何時{なんじ}ですか。」

You located 「今」 correctly, but used the wrong particle 「に」. A comma after the
「今」 is optional.

Also common would be:

> 「日本 **は今** 何時ですか。」

Finally, you can only start a sentence with 「今日本 **に** 」 when it is followed
by a verb describing a **_stative_** action as in:

・「今日本 **に** います。」 ("I am in Japan now.")

・「今日本 **に** 住{す}んでいます」 ("I live in Japan now.")

How about 「で」, one would ask. 「で」 can be used when it is followed by an
"active" (as opposed to "stative") verb. You can say:

・「今日本 **で** 大学{だいがく}に行{い}っています。」 ("I am attending college in Japan now.")

・「今日本 **で** プログラミングの勉強{べんきょう}をしています。」 ("I am studying computer programming in
Japan now.")
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