Troubleshooter

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

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