Although all previous social categories were abolished and almost all Japanese people were recorded as heimin (commoners), some minorities became labelled as "new commoner" or "original eta" (shinheimin or motoeta), and discrimination went on.
Meskipun semua kategori sosial sebelumnya dihapus dan hampir semua orang Jepang tercatat sebagai heimin (rakyat jelata), beberapa minoritas dicap sebagai "rakyat jelata baru" (shinheimin atau motoeta) dan diskriminasi tetep terjadi.