The Jordanian Embassy has begun accepting messages of condolence over the death of King Hussein, who succumbed to cancer Sunday in the Middle Eastern country, embassy officials said Monday.

The embassy opened its book of condolence to the public to sign Monday afternoon, and officials said that messages could be written between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. until Friday at the embassy located in the Nagatacho area of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. For more information, call the embassy at (03) 3580-5856.