Yes, the women keep their maiden name always, but if they want, they can ask 
the authorities to mention under the maidenname
"wife of ... Jansen", (the name of the husband).
Men can request the same and many do.

Giny

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"Jean-Marc Desperrier" <jmdesp@alussinan.org> schreef in bericht 
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> Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl wrote:
>> If something like this happens (and sometimes it does, as  some Dutch 
>> husbands forget that  Dutch women always keep their maidenname in their 
>> passports)
>
> That's the part that amazes me, but Japan might be different.
>
> AFAIK in Europe, the women keeps her maiden name for all her life, she 
> just can use the husband name after marriage. From what you say, in 
> Dutchland she has and can use only her maiden name in the passport.
>
> So I'm very surprised in that case, the maiden name "disappeared" and is 
> not at all mentionned in the passeport and can not be referenced.