Walt Disney Co says it will close its animation unit in Tokyo, shutting an office with 103 employees because production needs had decreased.

　
沃特迪斯尼总公司称，他们将要关闭东京迪斯尼动画设计院。而由于动画设计院的关闭，也就要解雇103名工作人员。

The studio, which has created a number of films based on characters from the Winnie the Pooh children's books, will close after it finishes the current project, "The Heffalump Movie," the company said in a statement.

　
在迪斯尼公司的这份声明中称，这间动画设计院，曾经制作了许多卡通电影,著名的童话《小熊维尼》的开通剧，就是这个设计院制作的。而就是这间设计院，将会在近期的设计项目《大象的电影》设计完成后关闭。

"Our experience working in Japan for the past 14 years has been outstanding, primarily because of the world-class artists and executives who have produced exceptional animation," it said.

　
声明称：“我们在日本经历的14年的工作日，成绩是显著的，骄人的。首先，那是因为我们有着世界级的艺术家和管理者，他们的努力，使得了许多生动活泼，风靡全球的卡通形象诞生了。”

"However, after reviewing our business plans and production requirements, we determined we no longer can support this additional production capacity."

　
“然而，根据我们的商业计划，和产品需求，我们决定不再维持这件设计院，我们将要把她关闭。”