Update： March 11th 2013. 1:03 am (Japan time):Posted by Mika Iwamuro
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(Mon) March 11th 2013, the white dog Lee-chan is still missing.
The real owner Mr. Okubo is still looking for his white dog (named Lee-chan) desperately.
The real owner of Japan Two Loyal Tsunami Dogs, Mr. Okubo described how he felt [1](2)
http://youtu.be/llqfGPkKlPg
June 30th 2012 Ms. Akiko Fujimura’s talk show, at Yokohama Japan.
Akiko is Nippon SPCA founder (Japanese animal protection group).
(Translation and filming, by Mika Iwamuro.)
I still don't work on subtitles on this move, but I finished just translation below.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Today everyone, I want you to buy this book, which was written by Ms. Fujimura wrote "Victim Pets Rescue".
The dog on a cover, Is there anyone who watched this dog?
Ah, there is.
Before this work, Aftermath of the Earthquake, on the broadcast, I knew this one.
The dog became very famous in various ways.
The owner of the dog, Mr. Okubo, please come.
Everybody, please greet him with applause.
Ms. Fujimura, could you introduce him to everyone simply?
[Ms. Akiko Fujimura]
Yes well.. Today he came here from far away, thanks Mr. Okubo.
His house was washed away by the tsunami, so he lives in other place now.
This dog was televised, and now the dog, over 100,000 video views on youtube.
Not just in Japan, but also overseas, CNN, ABC, actually these two dogs were televised.
He is the owner of these dogs.
In fact, this dog, brown one named Mei-chan was found, and another white dog named Lee-chan is still missing.
I hope that white dog will be found, so I wrote the book.
I appreciate, he came here from far away, while he is busy.
I think I would like to hear from him, I hope everyone listen to the end.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
All right, there is only one mike, so first of all, I would like to hear various things from Mr. Okubo.
Thank you for coming.
[Mr. Okubo]
Ah.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
The disaster area still...
I have seen Yokohama-city, it seems that we have gotten back to our ordinary days.
But still... How is it the status in disaster area now?
[Mr. Okubo]
The situation is still unchanged... I'm anxious about the future.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
I agree.. When you suffered from the earthquake, what the situation was you in?
Your dogs and your family, suffered in different locations?
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
How was it in the aftermath of the disaster?
[Mr. Okubo]
The first, my family flashed into my mind.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
You and your family suffered in different locations.
Could you tell me the details in that situation?
How could you meet your family again?
[Mr. Okubo]
Then I returned my home by car.. and I rescued my dogs.
Ah.. first, I looked for my family, and I rescued my dogs..
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Then your dogs were in your house?
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes, no human was in my house, when my parent went to work, so there were only my dogs.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Arahama-district is the area had huge damage by the tsunami.
When you rescued your dogs, before the tsunami came?
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes, before it came.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
You rescued your dogs by your quick wit.
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes..I wanted to save my dogs anyway.
After rescued, my dog showed me her very joy, and she seemed concerned about me, she licked my face.
In a car, she had licked my face scores of times, so when I thought that I may can't drive a car.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Your dog felt so relieved.
These dogs were rescued once by Mr. Okubo.
But after that why were they in the situation on TV?
Everyone wonder when what happened?
You rescued your dogs once, after that....
[Mr. Okubo]
I rescued them..and I took refuge in the elementary school with my dogs.
I kept my dogs on a lead in the elementary school.
However, I couldn't take my dogs, when I took refuge by helicopter.
(A Self-Defense Forces Personnel told him that helicopter does not take the dogs.
In Japan, in an emergency, people take priority over animals.
Even if Self-Defense Forces have enough space for some dogs in helicopter, then they abandon dogs, It's the "rule" in Japan.
I am ashamed it as a Japanese, I think that Japan has no right to sell any animals.)
[Mr. Okubo]
So...I left my dogs in the elementary school.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
You could take refuge with your dogs once, but after that, you had to take in helicopter to refuge other place, then you couldn't take them in helicopter.
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes, I couldn't stay there until the end.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Ah....and after that, dogs got lost?
[Mr. Okubo]
When I took in helicopter, I kept my dogs on a leash.
But I returned there a few days later, it seems that someone went of the leash on my dogs, one dog (white dog) was not there.....
(A man told Mr. Okubo "There is some dog food for a week-10 days in Elementary School.", so he left his two dogs in Elementary School, and he went to the work of the Volunteer fire department to help other people.)
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Even though you rescued your dogs once, and kept them on a leash, but after that someone unleash for some reason...
And the dog got lost..
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes...
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
How many people, is there anyone who has seen this video?
There are the people raise hands..
I watched this video, too.
Aftermath the earthquake, it became the talk of the whole huge people.
So many people said "What happened afterwards?" on many blog.
For example Ms. Aya Sugimoto's blog, on her comment field,
"What happened on the dogs afterwards?"
"Does anyone know of the dogs safe?",
so many people all over Japan were worried about these dogs.
(Ms. Aya Sugimoto is a Japanese famous TV talent. She has been working on animal welfare.)
After that many rumors have appeared "I heard these dogs were rescued" "It seems that the dogs were rescued", and I had believed in that false reports, too.
And when I read Ms. Fujimura's book, I noticed the white dog has been missing, even now she is still missing.
Have you known a false rescued report?
[Mr. Okubo]
.......Yes... I have known.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
What did you think of when you hear that?
[Mr. Okubo]
I thought that "where is my dog?" "if my dog is truly somewhere, we want her to come back to us." my family said, too.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Not only Mr. Okubo, but also many people have been looking for their pets, have you tried something to find your dog?
[Mr. Okubo]
We have been to the seaside over and over, I have thought my dog may be somewhere.
(and also Mr. Okubo visited animal control center in Miyagi-prefecture, in May to July 2011. )
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
I see, now, there is the photo of the dogs, on the left side, rare dog breeds Brittany Spaniel, Mei-chan, she already was rescued and she has been together with Okubo family.
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes.
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Mei-chan was found.
[Mr. Okubo]
Yes, when I got back the school, Mei came close to me. (March 18th 2011) Mei had a sad expression on her face, so I felt Lee got lost...
[Ms. Kaori Hayakawa]
Then another dog, Lee-chan was not there.
And Mr. Okubo has tried to hardly to search for Lee-chan, but Lee-chan is still missing.
[Mr. Okubo] Yes...
Details and Timeline:
(Fri) March 11th, 2011
Mr. Hisato Okubo is a very courageous and tender and loyal person.
On March 11th, 2011, when the tsunami came, the moment Mr. Hisato Okubo heard the tsunami warning, he returned his home, and he took his two dogs (Mei-chan and Lee-chan) and took refuge to the fives floor in Elementary School.
Soon after that, his house was washed away by the tsunami.
If Mr. Okubo did not return his home, maybe Mei-chan is no more...
Mei-chan (brown tan dog) was rescued by Mr. Okubo who is her real owner, on March 18th 2011.
(Sat)March 12, 2011
Mr. Okubo joined the volunteer of fire department.
A man told him "There is some dog foods for a week-10 days in Elementary School.",
so he left two dogs in Elementary School, and he went to the work of the Volunteer fire department to help other people.
Until March 12, 2011, two dogs were chained in Elementary School, but it seems that someone lost the chaine...
(Sun) March 13th, 2011
and in the evening on (Sun) March 13th, 2011, two dogs were filmed by Japanese Fuji Television crew.
(Mon) March 14, 2011, about 7 am (Japan time)
The photo of Lee-chan was taken by Takuya Imai who is a cameraman of Japan Nikkei news paper, at near by Madoka-Ann, on March 14th, 2011. about 7 am
Madoka-Ann was the place where the dogs filmed by Fuji TV
津波で倒壊した家に残る犬（14日午前、仙台市若林区）＝写真 今井拓也
A dog stay with a house which was collapsed by tsunami (March 14th, 2011. Morning, Arahama) = The picture by Takuya Imai
When these dogs filmed by Fuji TV on March 13th 2011, 4-5 pm, white dog (Lee-chan) laid herself down on the ground, but next morning Lee-chan stood up by herself in Nikkei photo.
Their real owner Mr. Okubo and his family said “This dog of the photo is Lee!”
(Mon) March 14th 2011, about 9:40 pm (Japan time)
The two stay together tsunami dogs were aired on Japanese Fuji TV.
(Thu) March 17th, 2011. about5:30 pm (Japan time)
Japanese Fuji Television reported false rescue story "both dogs were rescued by an animal protection group".
On March 18, 2011, Mr. Okubo found Mei-chan in Arahama elementary school in Sendai-city Japan.
But Lee-chan was not there.
Thereafter, Mr. Okubo and his family have been looking for Lee-chan desperately.
At that time, Mr. Okubo and his family were still not knowing that their dogs were aired on the TV around the world, because their home was washed away by the tsunami, and they lost TV and internetwork environment, many other victims, too.
So they have been looking for Lee-chan intently, since March 18th 2011.
About late of July, 2011.
Fuji TV reporter Mr. Yamashina visited Okubo's house. Mr. Yamashina saw Mei-chan and made sure that Mei-chan is the same dog aired on Fuji TV.
Mr. Yamashina told Mr. Okubo "There is a rumor that a dog was rescued by a man who live in Chiba prefecture."
Mr. Okubo and his family said "If that man has Lee, we want him to return Lee to us."
But as everyone know, that man has not rescued the two dogs.
September 8th, 2011, I could contact with Mr. Okubo for the first time, thanks to everyone's efforts, thank you 2 channel users, thank you Global Animal and GA readers! Thank you Mr. Harigaya!
If it were not for GA reports and GA reader's comments, and 2 channel user's posts, and Mr. Harigaya's advice, I could not contact Mr. Okubo.
GA reports and GA readers comments encouraged me very much many time.
NipponSPCA in Disaster area
nipponspca2011/11/05
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmMSUzflbZc&sns=em
Akiko Fujimura who is the Nippon SPCA founder, met the dog owner Mr. Okubo on September 14th 2011 for the first time, when she actually saw brown tan dog named Mei.
March - April 2012,
Mei eat food, this movie was taken by Mika, on Aplil 1st 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjn6O4Lf_yE&sns=em
I phoned the owner of two tsunami dogs Mr. Okubo on September 8th 2011, for the first time.
And I met the owner in March - April 2012, for the first time.
When I actually saw brown tan dog named Mei-chan. Mei-chan is very cute & very fine.
(Sat) June 30th, 2012
I went Akiko Fujimura's talk event on, at Yokohama Kanagawa Japan.
Ms. Akiko Fujimura (left), Mika Iwamuro (middle), Mr. Okubo (right)
Ms. Akiko is so cute, but my face was oily and shining , right man is Mr. Okubo who is the owner of Lee-chan
Two years ago, after the Japan Big Earthquake & Tsunami, in March 2011, Fuji TV(Japan), CNN, NPR, TYT, CBS(America), UK telegraph, ITN(England), Apple Daily(Hong Kong), Russian TV, more,
Several major media reported false rescue story “Two loyal tsunami dogs were rescued by an animal rescue. Happy ending!” .
But in fact, white dog (female setter) is still missing since (Mon) March 14th 2011. Major media still have NOT corrected their wrong reports.
There were NO film/picture of after dogs were rescued, on major medias rescue report. There were only stray dogs, on their rescue report. The rescue reports on CNN/FujiTV/more are based on the rumor on Facebook page and were not checked out.
And March 11th 2013, even now, Fuji TV has never corrected their wrong report "both dogs were rescued".
Many Japanese (including me and Mr. Okubo) have asked Fuji TV to correct their wrong report many time, again and again.
If Fuji TV reported the truth, Lee-chan would be found.
But Fuji TV always says “The person in charge is currently not present” and ignore our voice.
Maybe, if Fuji TV reports the truth (Lee-chan is still missing), then Fuji TV lose their popularity and Fuji lose the benefit. So Japanese media has not report the truth.
Till now, I also sent some message to CNN, NPR, UK telegraph, ABC, but I have no reply.
And I asked some Japanese media to report the truth, but they said 'We cannot air that story because that story is sad, and we may cannot get audience measurement. If white dog will be found, may we air that story'." “We don’t have the authority to correct the Fuji TV false report.”
March 10th 2013, even now, his White Setter has been missing since March 14 2011.
Even now, Mr. Okubo is still looking for this white dog desperately for two years. Brown tan dog named Mei-chan was rescued by their real owner Mr. Okubo on March 18th 2011, and brown tan dog has been together with Mr. Okubo. It was wrong report that both two dogs were rescued by bikers.
We already asked Kahoku news paper (Japanese Tohoku region local news paper) to report an article of missing Lee-chan, this article will be reported on March 11th (tomoeeow) on Kahoku news paper morning edition.
This morning edition is delivered to 44 thousand houses in 6 prefectures of Tohoku region (mainly Miyagi-prefecture) every day.
(Arahama Sendai-city is in Miyagi-prefecture Japan)
But it is not a free service.
I and some Japanese spent our money to it, we expect that effect.
But if Lee-chan was adopted to far away from Miyagi-prefecture in Japan, when it is hard for us to find Lee-chan, so I asked many Japanese to share & spread to help find missing Lee-chan, all over Japan.
And I want to request many overseas people to share & spread the truth of missing Lee-chan on internet & Email.
I hope the truth will win the false rescue rumors and false major media.
We want as many people as possible to know that Lee-chan is still missing and their real owner Mr. Okubo is still looking for Lee-chan desperately.
I can no longer be expected major media report the truth.
So please your help. Please share & spread this fact on Facebook, Twitter, blog, other SNS, and Email.
I think that if many people spread the truth on Internet & Email all over the world, then many people know the truth, and Lee-chan will surely be found!
Even now, many people believe that Lee-chan (white dog) was already rescued.
So even now, fake rescue rumors are hindering us from searching for the missing white dog (Lee-chan).
In fact, Mei-chan (brown tan dog) was rescued by her real owner Mr. Okubo, I think this is Real Brave Story.
A man said "Major media make money by publishing stories people want to know. It is not about the truth. Two dogs were rescued was a good story, even if it's a lie."
Everyone! Do you want FAKE good story?
I say “NO”.
There are several possible. I want to try all means possible to find Lee-chan.
I thought there is possibility that Lee-chan is dead.
But at the same time there is possibility that Lee –chan is alive!
Maybe Lee chan was rescued by foreign people, and carried somewhere.
Maybe Lee chan was rescued neighbor and she is alive, and neighbor does not have Internet, so neighbor does not know that the owner is looking for Lee chan.
There are many possible.
I want to try all means possible to find Lee-chan.
Do you know someone who had been in Sendai around March to April 2011?
Actually, PETA Asia, Kinship Circle, HIS, and more foreign animal rescuers and foreign cameraman and foreign human rescues had been in Sendai Japan just after the earthquake in March 2011.
So it's some possible that Lee-chan was rescued by overseas people.
But I don’t know other foreign animal rescue team and other people.
If you know, please tell them this information, and tell me (Mika Iamuro email: twodogs_tottorimiyagi_mii3328@yahoo.co.jp).
I have asked AFN, Heart Tokushima, PETA Asia, HSI, kinship circle, ASPCA, and Yoshiko Wada.
AFN, Heart Tokushima, PETA Asia, HSI, Yoshiko said that they have not had the information of dog who like Lee-chan.
Kinship Circle, ASPCA, Ashley Fruno, have not replied me.
I was able to contact dog's owner on September 8th 2011, for the first time.
I didn't know about white dog has been missing, until I heard it from dog's owner.
I have been looking for Lee (white dog) since September 2011.
During that time, some people have told me "There are not only these two famous dogs, there are many other animals who need rescue."
I knew.
Everyone knew that.
Needless to say, there are a lot of animals need rescue around the world.
If there are many other animals need rescue, then should we abandon two dogs? You don't care if two dogs dies?
Why don't you think try to help both animals(2 dogs and many other animals)?
Many people are saying "Don't forget Fukushima animals! I want to help many animals."
What is the difference between Lee-chan (white setter) and Fukushima animals?
I think that there is NO difference Lee-chan and Fukushima animals.
Both animals should be rescued.
I don't want you to forget about Lee-chan (one of two loyal tsunami dogs who filmed by Fuji TV.).
(Mon) March 11th 2013, Lee-chan is still missing, even now, her owner is still looking for Lee-chan desperately since March 2011.
Lee-chan is her owner's treasure, family.
Lee-chan already helped many victim animals, Lee-chan and Mei-chan attracted the people's attention to many victim animals, all over the world.
Let's repay their loyal.
Please help us find Lee-chan.
Let’s reunite Lee-chan with her real owner Mr. Okubo and Mei-chan !
Their real owner Mr. Okubo and his family said "If a person who saved Lee hope that he/she keep Lee, it wouldn't be a problem. I would like to thank you so much for saving Lee."
"I want to make clear dead or alive."
"I still will not give up about Lee."
"I want to meet Lee again."
I really hope Lee-chan will be found this year and reunite her owner & Mei-chan.
March 11th 2013, the white dog is still missing.
The White Setter named Lee has been missing since March 14 2011.
Even now, their real owner Mr. Okubo has been looking for Lee desperately.
Feature of the missing dog
Name: Lee (Lee-chan, ‘chan’ is Japanese honorific.)
English setter
Female
Large dog
Totally white on her body
Her ears are right brown
She has gray spotted around her nose
Then she had silver chains around her neck
Then 8 years old (Now 10 years old)
Then not spay
Then not microchipped
Gentle & Friendly
When Last Seen
Monday March 14th 2011 about 7 am,
a photo of Lee-chan was taken by Takuya Imai who is a cameraman of Nikkei newspaper, near the place dogs filmed by Fuji TV.
And March 13th 2011 about 4-5 pm, Lee-chan was filmed by Fuji TV crew.
Where Last Seen
Nearby 円庵(まどか庵 Madoka-Ann which was light meal shop.), near the Sendai Municipal Arahama Elementary School, in Arahama, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, Japan.
Nearby Miyagi Prefectural Road137, Arahama-Haranomachi Line in Japan.
If anyone had info on the missing Lee-chan (white female setter), whoever please tell me (Mika Iwamuro) via facebook or Email
twodogs_tottorimiyagi_mii3328@yahoo.co.jp
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