Troubleshooter
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How Can I Strike a Balance Between My Studies and Hobbies?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a teenage girl who attends a junior high/high school. My hobby is readin...
July 4, 2024
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I Feel Resentment Toward My son’s Wife for Going Abroad on a Working Holiday
I’m a female contract worker in my 60s. My son and his wife are in their early 30s, and they got ...
June 30, 2024
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I Want to Live Happily with My Wife, But She No Longer Talks to Me
I’m a male company employee in my 50s, and I’m struggling with my relationship with my wife, who ...
June 30, 2024
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My In-Laws Did Not Give My Daughter Gift Money for Enrolling in Vocational School
I’m a part-time female worker in my 50s. I still can’t forget that my in-laws didn’t give our dau...
June 23, 2024
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I Don’t Get to Play in Volleyball Games Because I’m Short; Former National Captain Yoshie Takeshita Set an Example
I’m a female high school student. I like playing sports and have been a member of the volleyball ...
June 23, 2024
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My In-Laws are Unhappy with My Husband Taking My Surname
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female office worker in my late 20s. My husband and I got married last...
June 16, 2024
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My Father Lashes out, Yells at Me When He is in a Bad Mood
Dear Troubleshooter: a female office worker in my 20s and I live at home. Since I was a child, my...
June 16, 2024
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Caring for My Elderly Dog is Pushing My Physical, Mental Limits
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my mid-50s looking for advice about my dog. I have a 16-y...
June 9, 2024
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I’m Afraid to Go to Work Because My Coworker Bad-Mouths Me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my mid-60s. I work as a temp in a ...
June 9, 2024
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I’m Not Like My Boyfriend: I Have Poor Parents and No Education
Dear Troubleshooter I’m a female company employee in my late 20s. I have been dating my boyfriend ...
June 2, 2024
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I’m Not Sure If I Can Trust My Boyfriend Who Did Not Tell Me He Was Married
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a self-employed woman in my 60s. I have received a marriage proposal from ...
June 2, 2024
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My Eldest Son Stopped Going to School; Being Called ‘Gloomy Introvert’ by Classmates Made Him Withdraw
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 40s and I need some advice about my eldest son, who is a...
May 26, 2024
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Do I Have to Clean up My In-Laws’ Trash-Filled House?
Dear troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my mid-50s. My husband and I disagree about how to deal wi...
May 26, 2024
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Reform of Doctors’ Work Style May Make My Job Less Rewarding
>Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male physician in my 50s. I work in the pediatrics department of a ma...
May 19, 2024
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I’m Worried about My Socially Withdrawn Granddaughter
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 80s. I ask for your advice regarding my granddaughter, who...
May 19, 2024
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