Disney to make animated films in Japan, paper says (Reuters)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co plans to make animated films in Japan to cater to Asian tastes, as it moves core production outside the United States for the first time, a business daily reported on Thursday.

Disney would team up with Toei Animation and other Japanese studios to tap talent and computer graphics technology, the Nikkei newspaper said.

A short animated film about a robot had already been made with Toei and was due to be aired in May, with two other projects in the works, the paper said.

While Disney sought partners it did not plan acquisitions at this point, it added.

(Reporting by Edwina Gibbs; Editing by Rodney Joyce)