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 Girl, 11, disappeared in 1996. An arrest has just been made. Hillary might nominate Trump for a Nobel if he ends war. Kristi Noem is catching some flak over her new home. Is that 'music fest' you're going to really a music fest? See 1 photo Report an error