the leader of the democratic party katzo okada is accused of receiving more than $7,000 from two companies. his staff gave the same explanation as abe's. they were unaware of the subsidies in one case and they say the other donation was a legal exception. political funding expert says the law's vagueness promotes confusion. >> translator: most japanese companies receive subsidies in one form or another the political funds law is not clear enough to allow parties in individual situations. this seems to be the source of the confusion. >> reporter: senior officials of both parties sat down to try to end the feud. ldp representatives say they need to clarify what's legal, and what's not. democrats say they will further scrutinize the possible illegal cases, and they will work with the ldp to prevent a recurrence. the amount of donations is not as significant as another price they're now paying. the time they spent in the diet discussing the issue, and the loss of public confidence. nhk world. >>> authorities in japan want to expand emergency protocol to people living even further away from nuc