Japan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain CNNTyphoon Shanshan: Japan prepares for ‘major disaster’ as storm makes landfall The GuardianTyphoon lashes Japan with torrential rain and strong winds on a slow crawl north The Associated PressTyphoon Shanshan weakens to tropical storm over Japan, but 3 deaths confirmed as it churns slowly north CBS NewsThree dead in strongest ever Typhoon to hit area of Nagasaki in Japan The Jerusalem Post