.Hurricane Shanshan is blasting Japan with torrential rain, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 thousand to evacuate as lumbering Tropical storm Shanshan intimidates south with as much as a gauge of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan prepares for 'major catastrophe' as tornado makes landfall The GuardianDozens harmed, power decrease as Hurricane Shanshan strikes southern Japan Al Jazeera English.