.Typhoon Shanshan is actually blasting Japan with downpour, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to expel as lumbering Tropical cyclone Shanshan intimidates south with as much as a gauge of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia plans for 'primary catastrophe' as hurricane produces landfall The GuardianDozens hurt, electrical power reduce as Tropical cyclone Shanshan attacks southern Japan Al Jazeera English.