Shotaro Noda

Many donations were collected to help these Ottoman sailors through Jiji Shinpō advertisements, and Noda accompanied the crew on the trip back to Constantinople, which was facilitated through the battleships Hiei.and Kongō.

Noda became a Muslim during his stay, and an official document which was presented to the Sultan and dated his conversion to 21 May 1891 remains intact in the Ottoman archives.

Noda left Constantinople in December of 1892, and in the process he traveled through Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and the United States, where he attended the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

[2] After returning to Japan, he continued to write intermittently for the Jiji Shinpō until August 1893, and at some point in his later career, he became associated with the Miyako Shinbun.

[1] After returning to Japan, Noda apparently fell away from the strict Islamic life and began to frequent ryōtei restaurants, known for hosting geisha.