Question: Are both Ryo Hijirisawa and Mark B. Barron from the same country?
Sentence (from "Ryo Hijirisawa"): Ryo Hijirisawa( 聖澤 諒, born November 3, 1985 in Chikuma, Nagano) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Relevant evidence: Yes