“Welcome to Japan ... Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here," longtime fan Sanae Takaichi said when the the legendary metal band showed up in her office Friday.

The Japanese prime minister, who played in a Deep Purple tribute band in middle school, called drummer Ian Paice her ‘god’.

“Welcome to Japan ... Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here," longtime fan Sanae Takaichi said when the the legendary metal band showed up in her office Friday.