.Typhoon Shanshan is blasting Asia along with torrential rain, tough winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to expel as lumbering Tropical storm Shanshan intimidates south with approximately a gauge of rain CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan organizes 'primary calamity' as storm helps make landfall The GuardianDozens hurt, energy cut as Tropical cyclone Shanshan reaches southern Japan Al Jazeera English.