Some 3,000 mourners paid their respects Monday to former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, who died Sunday at a Tokyo hospital six weeks after suffering a stroke and lapsing into a coma.
Following a wake in the evening, a private funeral -- to be attended by only close relatives -- will be held today.
A public funeral service, to be jointly organized by the Cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will be held at 2 p.m. on June 8.