I think a great introduction to this entire topic of interest is “The Japanese Language” which gives an awesome look at the linguistics of the language, but gives a contextual frame with history and culture. It’s been a great learning tool for me!
An amazon link because the book title is fairly common amongst other media:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/4805310804/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_fG6jFbDSWKGJD