Japanese tsunami dog and owner reunited

A dog that was rescued after spending three floating at sea after a huge and tsunami has been reunited with its owner, who recognised the dog when she saw a TV news report on the rescue on .

The dog was by a Japan Coast Guard crew on a roof drifting some 1.8km off the of one of the worst-hit areas along Japan's north-east coast. The roof that the dog was found on is to have broken off the house and been washed out to sea by the retreating waters of the devastating tsunami.

The two-year-old dog called Ban had an emotional reunion with its at an animal care centre where it had been taken to be looked . Local media reported that Ban immediately jumped up and was very excited when the owner . "We'll never let go of her," said the owner, who wished to remain .