End of cycle for Nikon 18-135mm DX lens?

We rely on computer-translation for this, so if anyone can read Japanese then please let us know! The Japanese website DC Watch points to a Nikon Japan website for the Nikon 18-135mm lens that says "end stock manufacturer". The DCWatch translated text is "the end of the stock manufacturer announced in Web pages". We are not sure what this means, out of stock? Production has ended? Or something else?