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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

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

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

I’m Worried about My Socially Withdrawn Granddaughter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

My Husband Blindly Accepts What He Sees on YouTube

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a self-employed woman in my 50s. I’m concerned because my husband, who is...

May 12, 2024

I Was Warned Over Shoulder Tap and Quit Working as Volunteer; Museum’s Strict No-Physical-Contact Policy Hard to Accept

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a man in my late 70s, and until a few months ago, I was volunteering as a ...

May 12, 2024

It’s Tough Being a Burden in the Workplace

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my mid-40s. I’m worried because although I don’t...

May 5, 2024

I Can’t Tell My Children About Their Parents Marrying After an Affair

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female company employee in my 50s and I have two children who go to hig...

May 5, 2024

Receptionists Becoming Punching Bag for Hospital Patients; Behavior Progressively Getting Worse

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time female worker in my 40s. I’m working as a receptionist at a me...

April 28, 2024

My Husband Has Terrible Body Odor; What’s the Best Way To Tell a Partner They Smell?

Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my mid-70s, and my husband, who is from the same generatio...

April 28, 2024

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