The U.S. think tank Wilson Center plans to host a discussion about Japan's wartime sexual slavery next week that will feature a South Korean scholar accused of defaming victims of the atrocity.

The Jan. 11 event is aimed at discussing how to address issues of historical contention, and what role the United States could play to ensure that historical reconciliation between South Korea and Japan continues to move forward, the Wilson Center said.

Participants in the event will include Park Yu-ha, a professor of Seoul's Sejong University, whose controversial book about the issue has been accused of disputing the coerciveness of the "comfort women" system.

Japan's Waseda University professor Toyomi Asano, a former Wilson Center fellow, reportedly helped organize the event that is also expected to draw Japanese lawmaker Katsuyuki Kawai. While in Washington, Kawai is expected to promote the issue's resolution in the recent landmark deal with South Korea.

Other participants include Alexis Dudden, a University of Connecticut professor known for her efforts to get Japan to face up to historical facts about the sexual slavery. (Yonhap)