Japan and South Korea began their second round of negotiations Monday in Tokyo to forge a free-trade agreement by the end of next year.
Foreign Ministry officials said the Japanese team is headed by Ichiro Fujisaki, deputy foreign minister of economic affairs, and the South Korean delegation is led by Kim Hyun Jong, deputy minister of trade.
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