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Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game console in Japan in November for the first time, raising the prospect that Sony might regain its dominance in the global videogame market.

Sony's latest game machine finally outsold its longtime rival Nintendo in Japan as strong November sales helped boost the electronics maker ahead.

Sony's latest game machine finally outsold its longtime rival Nintendo in Japan as strong November sales helped boost the electronics maker ahead.

Metal Gear Solid 4 is not only one of the most eagerly awaited games for Sony's PlayStation 3, it is also among the last of a dying breed -- games designed exclusively for one gaming console.

Find a high-tech ping-pong pal, see an android patient twitch in pain and experience breast feeding, even if you're a man.

As Nintendo shatters its own sales records, a lack of supply is hurting third-party software vendors, making this holiday season ripe for a blockbuster releases on Microsoft's Xbox360, according to one analyst.

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Wednesday it would recall 215,020 units of the Lexus GS, Crown and three other high-end car models in Japan to fix a faulty fuel pipe that could lead to a fuel leakage.

Indian fund assets could more than triple to $500 billion in the next five years, with half of that held in global products as investors seek diversified portfolios, the head of ING Groep's Indian fund arm said.

Video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd and telecoms operator NTT's regional units said they would cooperate in Japan to promote the broadband Internet access of Nintendo's hot-selling Wii game console.

Citigroup Inc is selling up to 4.9 percent of itself for $7.5 billion to the Gulf Arab emirate of Abu Dhabi, giving the largest U.S. bank fresh capital as it wrestles with the subprime mortgage crisis and the resignation of its chief executive. The capital injection will shore up Citi's balance sheet, which has been hurt by some $6.8 billion of writedowns and losses in the third quarter, and the potential for another $11 billion in the fourth quarter.

Nintendo may face tough competition this holiday shopping season, but not from any of its competitors.

Sony Corp said Monday that the lighter, slimmer new version of its Playstation Portable game player reached 1 million in sales in Japan in two months, beating the original model’s pace by two weeks.

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI said on Monday it would sell property in Tokyo to Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co, posting an extraordinary gain of 77 billion yen ($710 million) this business year.

Softbank Corp, Japan's smallest cellphone operator, aims to raise the number of its third-generation base stations to more than 50,000 next year, President Masayoshi Son told a group of reporters on Monday.

Sumco Corp, the world's second-biggest silicon wafer maker, said on Monday its profit slipped in the nine months to Oct. 31 on strong sales of wafers used to make microchips, but it kept its full-year forecast.

Sony Corp said sales in Japan of the new version of its PlayStation Portable (PSP) game gear reached 1 million units in the two months since its launch, hitting the 1 million mark at a quicker pace than the original model.

Japan's big automakers such as Toyota and Honda are expanding in the Middle East and other smaller markets.

The dollar plumbed record lows against major currencies on Friday and briefly got close to $1.50 to the euro as concerns about the U.S. economy rattled investors but Asian and European stocks advanced.

A near 20-percent correction has wiped 5 trillion yuan ($700 billion) off China's booming stock market in less than six weeks, and some global investment banks now hear the sound of a bubble bursting.

Honda Motor Co's redesigned Fit subcompact won Japan's Car of the Year award, beating finalists including Nissan Motor Co's Skyline and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru Impreza.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, Japan's largest bank, posted a 49 percent drop in first-half profit on Wednesday, hit by subprime-related investments and hefty losses at its credit card unit.