Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.GregorianCalendar; import java.util.Locale; public class Main { public static String getYesterdayFormattedTime() { Calendar calendar = getCurrentCalendar(); calendar.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, -9); calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, -1); SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssz"); String result = format.format(calendar.getTime()); String standardName = ""; if (result.contains("JST")) { standardName = "JST"; result = result.replaceAll(standardName, "+09:00"); } else if (result.contains("GMT")) { standardName = "GMT"; result = result.replaceAll(standardName, ""); } return result; } public static Calendar getCurrentCalendar() { Calendar currentCal = new GregorianCalendar(Locale.JAPAN); return currentCal; } }