Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a former drummer in a heavy metal group, welcomed the British rock band Deep Purple to her office for a "dream" meeting on Friday."It is a great honor to be able to welcome the members of Deep Purple," a beaming Takaichi said, telling them she has "always deeply admired" the band. The prime minister presented them with gifts including a signed set of drum sticks for drummer Ian Paice, while the band gave her an autographed snare drum.Paice said it was a "great pleasure" to meet Takaichi and a "bonus" on their latest visit to Japan. Singer Ian Gillan t…READ FULL ARTICLE
