.Hurricane Shanshan is actually blasting Japan with downpour, intense winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 thousand to leave as lumbering Hurricane Shanshan endangers southern along with up to a gauge of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia prepares for 'significant calamity' as storm produces landfall The GuardianDozens injured or hurt, energy cut as Tropical cyclone Shanshan reaches southern Japan Al Jazeera English.