World | Japan earthquake Tsunami Dog 'Ban' Back With Owner Pooch was plucked from house wreckage after 3 weeks at sea By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 4, 2011 6:36 PM CDT Copied Tsunami Dog 'Ban' Back With Owner A dog named Ban is joyfully reunited with his owner after being rescued at sea. (YouTube) Ban, the Japanese wonder dog who survived the tsunami and three weeks adrift in the wreckage of his home, is back with his owner, reports Gawker. And yes, this pales in comparison to the ongoing humanitarian crisis over there, writes Maureen O'Connor, and we should "give a damn about 18,000 people, not a dog named Ban!" But really, just, "Awwwww." Watch the video in the gallery. Read These Next For these factory workers, an unexpected windfall. A request to turn off football game ends in a murder-suicide. Toll from UPS plane crash rises to 15 after a Christmas Day death. Edited version of It's a Wonderful Life has viewers perplexed. See 1 photo Report an error