Troubleshooter

My Overprotective Mom Doesn’t Let Me Wear Makeup And Enforces Unreasonable Curfew

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a high school student and I need some advice about my mother.

My...

April 21, 2024

I’m Stressed Because of My Low Workload, Want to Switch to Work that Matches My Hobbies

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male office worker in my early 30s and work as a consultant. Since the...

April 21, 2024

My Child Wants a Double Mastectomy and I’m Not Sure How to Accept it

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 60s, and I have a daughter, who is in her late 20s.

April 14, 2024

My Husband is Addicted to His Phone and Never Talks to Me

Dear Troubleshooter: I am a woman in my 40s. I would like advice about my husband, who is addicte...

April 14, 2024

My ‘Girlfriend’ of 20 Years Has Been Married to Another Man and Duped Me Out of Millions of Yen. How Do I Let Her Go?

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m an unmarried man in my 50s. I have been in love with the same woman for 2...

April 7, 2024

My Daughter Accuses Me of Treating Her and Her Younger Brother Differently

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my late 50s. Both my children are married and have moved ou...

April 7, 2024

I Cannot Feel Happy About My Colleague’s Pregnancy Due to My Huge Workload

I’m a female office worker in my mid-20s, and I cannot be truly happy about my colleague’s pregnancy...

March 31, 2024

My Wife Works Full Time But Never Pays Living Expenses

I’m a man in my early 60s. Since my children moved out, I’ve lived with my wife, who is the same age...

March 31, 2024

I Feel Worn out Around My Parents Because Their Words Sting Me

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m an office worker in my late 20s. At work, I try to be a nice person, hid...

March 24, 2024

My Eldest Daughter Left Home and Doesn’t Want to See Me

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a working man in my 60s. My older daughter left home because she and her...

March 24, 2024

My Father is a Bad Drunk, But I Want My Mother to Reconsider Divorce

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 20-year-old woman in my junior year at university. My parents don’t ge...

March 17, 2024

My Paternal Grandmother Hates My Mother and Me

Dear Troubleshooter:I’m a female doctor in my 20s. My paternal grandmother hates my mother and me...

March 17, 2024

My Husband Is Selfish, Having Abandoned Family Life

Dear Troubleshooter:

I’m a homemaker in my late 40s. Soon after my husband and I decided to ...

March 10, 2024

Should Break Up with My Boyfriend Because I Don’t See Myself Marrying Him?

Dear Troubleshooter:

I’m a childcare worker in my late 20s. I have been in a relationship...

March 10, 2024

My Parents Are Overjoyed By First Grandchild But Are Too Controlling

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my 30s. I’ve been married for six years and have a 1-month-...

March 3, 2024