.Tropical storm Shanshan is actually blasting Asia along with torrential rain, strong winds The Washington PostJapan prompts 1 million to evacuate as lumbering Tropical storm Shanshan threatens south with as much as a gauge of rainfall CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Asia gets ready for 'significant catastrophe' as hurricane makes landfall The GuardianDozens injured or hurt, electrical power cut as Tropical cyclone Shanshan reaches southern Japan Al Jazeera English.