Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Data

Public Class Form1
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

   Dim WithEvents rtb As New RichTextBox()

   Public Sub New()
      MyBase.New()
      Me.Controls.Add(rtb)
      rtb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
   End Sub

   Private Sub languageChange( _
      ByVal sender As Object, _
      ByVal e As InputLanguageChangedEventArgs _
   ) Handles MyBase.InputLanguageChanged

      ' If the input language is Japanese.
      ' set the initial IMEMode to Katakana.
      If e.InputLanguage.Culture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName.Equals("ja") = True Then
         rtb.ImeMode = System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode.Katakana
      End If
   End Sub

   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Application.Run(new Form1())
   End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
    RichTextBox rtb = new RichTextBox();
    public Form1()
    {
        this.Controls.Add(rtb);
        rtb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
        this.InputLanguageChanged += new InputLanguageChangedEventHandler(languageChange);
    }
    private void languageChange(Object sender, InputLanguageChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // If the input language is Japanese.
        // set the initial IMEMode to Katakana.
        if (e.InputLanguage.Culture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName.Equals("ja"))
        {
            rtb.ImeMode = System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode.Katakana;
        }
    }
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Application.Run(new Form1());
    }
}

#using <System.Data.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Data;
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows::Forms::Form
{
private:
   RichTextBox^ rtb;

public:
   Form1()
   {
      rtb = gcnew RichTextBox;
      this->Controls->Add( rtb );
      rtb->Dock = DockStyle::Fill;
      this->InputLanguageChanged += gcnew InputLanguageChangedEventHandler( this, &Form1::languageChange );
   }


private:
   void languageChange( Object^ /*sender*/, InputLanguageChangedEventArgs^ e )
   {

      // If the input language is Japanese.
      // set the initial IMEMode to Katakana.
      if ( e->InputLanguage->Culture->TwoLetterISOLanguageName->Equals( "ja" ) )
      {
         rtb->ImeMode = System::Windows::Forms::ImeMode::Katakana;
      }
   }

};

int main()
{
   Application::Run( gcnew Form1 );
}