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Claude Code language switching fixed by defining English usage contexts

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A user encountered an issue where Claude Code, despite instructions to respond in Japanese, would frequently switch to English mid-conversation. Through experimentation, the user found that neither forbidding English nor explicitly asking for Japanese prevented the issue. Instead, defining specific contexts where English was permissible, such as for code or delegation instructions, successfully reduced the unwanted language switching. AI

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Claude Code language switching fixed by defining English usage contexts

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Murooka ·

    Neither Forbidding nor Asking Reduced the Unwanted Behavior. Defining Where It's Allowed Did. Tested on Claude Code

    <p><em>This is an English version of an article first published in Japanese on <a href="https://zenn.dev/murooka_az/articles/claude-reply-switches-to-english" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zenn</a>.</em></p> <h2> Introduction </h2> <p>This article started from one annoyance: Claude C…

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