Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.

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.

Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.