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cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cWelcome to Japan &#8230; Uh-oh, I can\u2019t believe Deep Purple are here,\u201d Takaichi said as she walked into a guest room at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office with open arms and all smiles to welcome the band members. \u201cI have always admired Deep Purple.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re my god,\u201d Takaichi told drummer Ian Paice, presenting him with a set of Japanese-made TAMA drumsticks she had signed. \u201cYou\u2019re a drummer, we are friends,\u201d Paice told her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The prime minister explained her history as a Deep Purple superfan for more than half a century. At elementary school, she was already listening to \u201cMachine Head,\u201d the band\u2019s 1972 album featuring top hits like \u201cHighway Star\u201d and \u201cSmoke on the Water.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>In junior high school, she played the keyboard in a Deep Purple cover band, then as a university student she switched to drums, she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cNowadays, when I have a fight with my husband, I play drums on \u2018Burn\u2019 and put a curse on him,\u201d Takaichi joked. She has previously noted \u201cBurn\u201d as one of her favorite songs, saying it \u201cclears my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The band\u2019s courtesy visit was a pleasant break for Japan\u2019s first female leader, known for her long working hours and now struggling with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-china-taiwan-emergency-takaichi-0cefc2b4e4f1cda16a4c8bfef033be2d\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"strained diplomatic ties with China\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69d91219e4b048dba44ce894\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-china-taiwan-emergency-takaichi-0cefc2b4e4f1cda16a4c8bfef033be2d\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">strained diplomatic ties with China<\/a>, the fallouts from the war in the Middle East as well as rising prices at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI express my deepest respect for you for making rock history and continuing to take on new challenges and producing even more compelling music today,\u201d Takaichi said, wishing them a successful tour beginning Saturday in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>She did not forget to do her work as prime minister and stressed that promotion of cultural content is one of the key areas of her government\u2019s growth strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cI hope Deep Purple\u2019s performances starting tomorrow will excite fans across Japan and serve as a powerful force in promoting the long-standing Japan-UK cultural exchanges,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Associated Press journalist Ayaka McGill contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"cli cli-related-articles js-cet-subunit\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short \u2014 and happy \u2014 break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer. \u201cWelcome to Japan &#8230; 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