.Tropical cyclone Shanshan is actually blasting Japan along with torrential rain, tough winds The Washington PostJapan urges 1 million to vacate as lumbering Tropical cyclone Shanshan endangers southern with approximately a meter of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan gets ready for 'significant disaster' as storm helps make landfall The GuardianDozens injured or hurt, energy cut as Typhoon Shanshan reaches southern Japan Al Jazeera English.