Really good advice. I’ve been learning Mandarin Chinese for over 2.5 months and Japanese for over 6 months now. Definitely don’t stress about the Kanji (Chinese characters). Just focus on the hiragana and katakana and then the Kanji will just kinda come once you get a base. I’ve been reading Kanji (Chinese characters) for 2.5 years now as I’m learning Chinese and I can say it takes a while to memorize them. I still have a long ways to go! Lastly, Japanese is super cool! 日本語がめっちゃかっこいいです! 😎