Amid the horrifying news of the devastation wrought by the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami in northern Japan, The VAR Guy has been touched by one story in particular. Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com,  posted on his blog e-mails from an Apple Store Japan employee who explained how Apple stores became bastions of communication and safe havens during the aftermath of the disaster.

You can read the full e-mails here, but here’s the gist of it:

There’s a follow up e-mail, too, describing how Apple took care of its corporate employees, letting them sleep in corporate headquarters and ensuring their safety was a priority. Apple also offered to pay for hotel rooms for employees who were unable to get home.

With as much bad news hitting the airwaves these days, our resident blogger appreciates hearing a bit of good news every now and then.  The VAR Guy thinks it’s good to see a company do right by its employees and its customers in a time of crisis.

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