Here are some sites and info you may find useful.
Books
- Genki textbooks
- Minna No Nihongo series
- Kanzen series
- Remembering the Kanji by James Heisig
Websites
- Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/
- Erin Ga Chosen: Nihongo Dekimasu: http://www.erin-ne.jp/
- The JLPT Study Page: http://www.jlptstudy.com/
- All Japanese All The Time (AJATT): http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/
- Anki (app): http://ankisrs.net
Proficiency Tests
- Japanese Language & Proficiency Test (JLPT): http://www.jlpt.jp/e/
- Every July & December
- Business Japanese Proficiency (BJT): http://www.kanken.or.jp/bjt/english/
- Every June & November
YouTube Channels
- KemushiChan: https://www.youtube.com/user/kemushichan
- JapanesePod101: https://www.youtube.com/user/japanesepod101/