Recent Status Updates
| LC | = Least Concern |
| NT | = Near Threatened |
| VL | = Vulnerable |
| EN | = Endangered |
| CR | = Critically Endangered |
| EX | = Extinct |
*For detailed definitions, click HERE.
Current Status of articles enumerated below have been changed recently. They are listed in accordance with numerical order (JR Group) and alphabetical order (Private Railways). Other articles, which are not on the list, are also regularly updated even if their status is unchanged.
23 May 2026
| 500 series bullet train: | EN ⇒ CR |
| 923 series bullet train: | EN ⇒ CR |
| JNR Class EF64: | EN ⇒ CR |
| JNR Class EF65: | EN ⇒ CR |
| JNR Class EF66: | EN ⇒ CR |
| JNR Class EF81: | CR ⇒ EX |
| JNR 117 series: | CR ⇒ DD |
| JNR 205 series (JR West): | LC ⇒ NT |
| JNR 213 series (JR Central): | CR ⇒ EX |
| JNR 213 series (JR West): | LC ⇒ NT |
| JR West 271 series: | LC (NEW) |
| JR West 281 series: | NT ⇒ VL |
| JR West 323 series: | LC (NEW) |
| Enoden 700 series: | LC (NEW) |
| Keifuku 301 series: | EN ⇒ CR |
| Keisei 3500 series: | EN ⇒ CR |
| Kotoden 1070 series: | EN ⇒ CR |
| Iyotetsu 700 series: | EN ⇒ CR |
| Odakyu 2000 series: | LC ⇒ NT |
| Seibu L00 series: | LC (NEW) |
| Seibu 8500 series: | EN (NEW) |
| Tobu 10000 series: | NT ⇒ VL |
| Toei 6300 series: | NT ⇒ VL |
22 Feb 2026
| E3 series Bullet Train: | CR ⇒ DD |
| JR East KiHa 100 series: | NT ⇒ VL |
| JNR 103 series (JR Kyushu): | EN ⇒ CR |
| JR East KiHa E200 series: | LC (NEW) |
| JR East HB-E220 series: | LC (NEW) |
| Keio 2000 series: | LC (NEW) |
| Seibu 10000 series: | EN ⇒ CR |
| Tobu 9000 series: | VL ⇒ EN |
| TWR 71-000 series: | LC (NEW) |