"Daylight saving time begins on March 27 at 2 am, when clocks are to be set one hour forward.
Under a decision adopted by the government on November 25 last year, daylight saving time in 2005 ends on October 30 at 3 am, when clocks are to be set one hour backward.
Daylight saving time in European countries starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, while in the United States it starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October.
Daylight saving time rules are applied by some 70 countries and Japan is the only of the more developed countries that does not apply them."