There are many great services to help you learn Japanese:

- Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/. They advertise a lot so I'd be wary, but despite that I've heard many great testimonies
- Online resources: Tae Kim's grammar guide, Japanese for Busy People, [JapanesePod101](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9Il_j0zjc&t=1159s), [NihonGoal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi2AeYO-g8E&list=PLag_mhJfCJ-18WyYoklCPxIpYbeRgmWLJ), etc. (google "how to learn Japanese"
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/ (or google "how to learn Japanese reddit)
- Take a high school or university class. Some universities even offer an online class you can take for free without being enrolled
- Join a study group and/or attend Japanese-themed events. These exist in Duolingo and many other "learn Japanese" apps, as well as in-person Meetups. If you're in high school or college, see if there's a "Japanese club" or even "Japanese language learning club"

Once you've learned the basics, it's time to up your game by reading and hearing actual Japanese. It will be hard to catch on to native speaking from a blank slate, which is why I recommend the above steps first, but real exposure is the only way to go from "knowing a language" to understand the language fluently:

- Watch Japanese content (TV, anime, books, etc.) *without* dubs or captions. e.g. https://livejapanesetv.wordpress.com/ live broadcasts Japanese TV 24/7. It's important that this actually exposes you to Japanese language; translated or English-targeting Japanese manga, shows, etc. won't cut it
- Similarly, go to Japan. Even if you're not super familiar with the language, many people there know English as well, but you'll be immersed in the culture and if you're actively trying to learn, you will pick things up fast. As a bonus, Japan is a very beautiful place to visit in general

All these tools can be really intimidating. I suggest you simply start with Duolingo or another online tool. Make sure to be consistent over practicing excessively: don't spending 5+ hours a day doing the same exercises over and over, do make sure you practice every day even if it's just for 10 minutes. 幸運を (that means good luck in Japanese :D)!
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