What is important in examining the "agreement" is to look into the various suspicions related to the "agreement", the editorial emphasized, and went on:

The U.S. government pressure and unofficial "south Korea-U.S. diplomatic line" are suspected most.

It's because the U.S. shaped Northeast Asia security policy with south Korea-U.S.-Japan military alliance as an axis while tolerating Japan's bid to become a military giant.

The biggest stumbling block here was the sexual slavery issue between south Korea and Japan, and the Park Geun Hye group played the role of effectively eliminating it.

Probing the truth is a priority in setting right the wrong past.