The United States is ranked among the highest in its commitment to Cybersecurity. We essentially lead the world in Cybersecurity application and development and have aided some of our geopolitical allies in the advancement of their own cybersecurity. However, one major ally that has been finding itself inadequately equipped is Japan. Japan is the main port for Pacific force posture for the United States military, equipped with multiple bases on the islands shores to easily deploy troops to the Area of Operation. However, with historical lack of investment in cyber security, this raises concerns. Japan has seen many cyberattacks occur to its infrastructure, industries and even some government agencies. For instance, last August, a ransomware attack was conducted on Japan’s largest port which delayed shipping for multiple days. They have also seen multiple DDoS attacks on their local government and rail lines. Finally in 2020, they experienced hacking from China, within their intelligence and defense agencies.  With an ally so well versed in Cybersecurity like the United States, one would think that Japan would have extensively invested into their security programs as well. On the contrary, Japan has scored lower than any other country in terms of IT security budgeting and IT security involvement. In an effort to bolster their cybersecurity landscape, the US/Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation to establish similar standards for government software. Again, this is incredibly important due to the geographical location of Japan and its importance to the United States military posture. It would only take the right cyber attack on the wrong day to cripple Japan’s infrastructure or government servers to leave both nations vulnerable to an attack from a lethal adversary.