South Korea has officially demanded that Japan remove the names of Koreans who died in World War II from a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead, said an official from the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry on Wednesday.

The demand regarding Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and Koreans forced to fight for Japan was formally lodged on July 20, said the official.

Tokyo has responded that it will deliver the request to the shrine and notify Seoul of the results, he said.

South Korea has also demanded that Japan provide a list of the Koreans honored at the shrine.