I've been studying Japanese for quite some time (around 20 years now) but still have much to learn.
You can see my blog which talks about how to self-study Japanese and has things like grammar explanations and Japanese movie/book reviews:
I do Japanese->English translation as a hobby. You can see some of my translations posted below (mostly parts of fiction novels and short stories):
http://selftaughtjapanese.com/my-unofficial-translations-japanese-english/