.Hurricane Shanshan is actually blasting Japan along with torrential rain, strong winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 thousand to expel as lumbering Hurricane Shanshan intimidates south with as much as a gauge of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia prepares for 'major calamity' as tornado creates landfall The GuardianDozens harmed, energy cut as Tropical storm Shanshan strikes southern Japan Al Jazeera English.