Japan and South Korea will hold talks on Wednesday centering on the "comfort women" issue that has been a major contributor to soured ties between the two nations.

Japan will be represented by Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, officials said in Tokyo on Tuesday.

South Korea will have Lee Sang-deok, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, expressing its opinions on the matter.