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 A banquet hall shooting left 4 dead in Stockton, California. White House site now lists accusations against news outlets. One mystery is solved around chilling Holocaust photo. Is $136K the new poverty line? An essay goes viral. See 1 photo Report an error