.Tropical cyclone Shanshan is actually blasting Asia along with torrential rain, fierce winds The Washington PostJapan advises 1 thousand to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens southern along with as much as a meter of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia prepares for 'primary calamity' as storm makes landfall The GuardianDozens wounded, electrical power decrease as Tropical storm Shanshan hits southern Japan Al Jazeera English.