Books for
Learning Japanese

Kana Flashcards (Japanese Edition)
Helpful for learning the Hiragana and Katakana character sets.

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Great book for learning Japanese grammar.

Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English English-Japanese
Look up English words and find the Japanese equivalent.

Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged For Learning And Reference