.Tropical cyclone Shanshan is actually blasting Japan with torrential rain, fierce winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 thousand to expel as lumbering Hurricane Shanshan threatens southern along with approximately a meter of storm CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan prepares for 'major catastrophe' as tornado helps make landfall The GuardianDozens injured or hurt, electrical power decrease as Tropical storm Shanshan attacks southern Japan Al Jazeera English.