.Hurricane Shanshan is actually blasting Japan along with torrential rain, tough winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens southern with as much as a meter of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia plans for 'primary disaster' as hurricane makes landfall The GuardianDozens wounded, electrical power reduce as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Asia Al Jazeera English.