Chinese exchange students at Shiga University have been interviewing local residents and posting the videos and articles in Chinese under a project called Interviewing 100 People in Hikone.
With relations between the two countries worsening in recent years, the students hope to "show the kindness of Japanese people to their family and friends in China" through the Internet.
The seven students involved in the project give Chinese lessons at a local nonprofit organization called Hikone Chugokugo Kai.