Dear Ben,
Thank you for your letter. Sorry I have not written in so long due to me being really busy. I am glad to hear that you started learning Japanese. I am learning English in my school. I enjoy learning English and I think this language will be useful to me. I understand that this is a very good opportunity for me and I am trying to improve my knowledge of English. I am thinking of choosing English in my future career because I am good at it. All in all, learning a foreign language is a very important thing and I am glad that you are pursuing it with starting to learn Japanese. Anyway, I have to go now because my mum asked me to help her with washing up.
Coming back soon.
Love,
(You put your name here).