.Typhoon Shanshan is blowing up Asia along with torrential rain, brutal winds The Washington PostJapan advises 1 thousand to vacate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south along with around a meter of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan plans for 'major calamity' as hurricane makes landfall The GuardianDozens wounded, power cut as Tropical cyclone Shanshan strikes southern Japan Al Jazeera English.