.Hurricane Shanshan is blasting Asia with torrential rain, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to leave as lumbering Tropical cyclone Shanshan endangers south with up to a gauge of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia prepares for 'primary calamity' as tornado produces landfall The GuardianDozens hurt, electrical power cut as Typhoon Shanshan attacks southern Japan Al Jazeera English.