I just had a phone call from my friend Olav Putyev of Holland. He managed to make it out with Alan Coogan and party through Nagano, and will be arriving in Tokyo shortly.
He said that Alan hasn't seen a bed in two days, and that they are knackered. I'm going up to meet Olav shortly to see if we can't arrange a room for them somehow.
Anyway, they're safe for those that are concerned about them.