.Typhoon Shanshan is blasting Japan with downpour, strong winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 thousand to evacuate as lumbering Hurricane Shanshan endangers southern with up to a meter of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia plans for 'major disaster' as hurricane helps make landfall The GuardianDozens hurt, energy cut as Tropical storm Shanshan hits southern Asia Al Jazeera English.