Japan and the United States will resume working-level talks in Tokyo Tuesday on finding common ground over a wider Pacific free trade pact, with U.S. President Barack Obama due to arrive in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The fresh round of negotiations — the last chance to break the stalemate before the two leaders meet — comes after Tokyo and Washington failed to resolve their differences during ministerial talks in Washington last week.

U.S. trade officials are arriving in Tokyo on Monday afternoon, and Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler is expected to engage in comprehensive discussions with Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, from Tuesday.