.Typhoon Shanshan is blasting Japan along with torrential rain, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan recommends 1 thousand to vacate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan intimidates southern along with up to a meter of rain CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan gets ready for 'primary calamity' as tornado produces landfall The GuardianDozens injured, electrical power cut as Tropical storm Shanshan reaches southern Japan Al Jazeera English.