Question: Did Ludvig Hope and Shintaro Masuda share the same nationality?
Sentence (from "Shintaro Masuda"): Shintaro Masuda( 枡田 慎太郎, born July 8, 1987 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Relevant evidence: Yes