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I started Japanese in the fall, and honestly, if you want to learn it, it's not bad. The writing system is easy enough to start. We're learning kanji slow - about 15 at a time, every few weeks (per chapter).
The main thing is that their sentence structure is so much different. Taking Spanish for ten years, we focused on the vocabulary and verb conjugation, pretty much. With Japanese, you still have the vocabulary, but there is a lot more new grammar (as in, different from English).
Do not be one of those idiots who tries to learn Japanese to watch anime, though. Do it for the right reasons - if you are majoring in something like engineering, Japanese, game development, or foreign relations, by all means, go ahead. If your major has nothing to do with Japanese (be brutally honest with yourself here), stay away from the language. At that point, Japanese is more of a summer hobby than a serious course.
I started with a set called "Japanese for Busy People" which was a decent introduction to the language. Check it out if you think you're serious about learning.
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