.Typhoon Shanshan is actually blasting Japan with downpour, ferocious winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens southern with approximately a meter of rain CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan plans for 'primary catastrophe' as tornado helps make landfall The GuardianDozens hurt, energy decrease as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Asia Al Jazeera English.