Ok...i know i'm going to get the Japanese version of pso v2 in late May no matter what cause i'm not going to wait over the summer to get the American version!

So..i just need to get things clear about Pso v2:
1) I know i can't import my characters from US PSOv1, so IT IS possible to start an entirely new character on version 2, even though that means you have to start at lvl 1 and build all the way up to lvl 200, right?
2) PSO V2 isn't just an add-on..but everything PSO v1 had plus more?
3) when i play online, will i be able to still play wit my PSO v1 friends?
4) i can change the language setting for version 2 just like version 1, right?

if everything i asked here is true, then i'm gonna definitely get the japanese version of psov2 cause i'm not gonna freekin wait for it till Fall, when i can play it over the summer!
and if anyone knows a good place to preorder/buy import dreamcast games... please give me some..i know some places already but i want to check around. And peeps!!! get the japanese pso v2, i dont' want to be one of the few americans to be playin it over the summer!!!