Hi nyampire,

Thanks for your reply and insight. 

Although there's a difference in our interpretation of the terms, as you said, ultimately it's important that permission is sought to determine whether I can continue contributing or not. I have no problem halting any further edits until I hear back from you.

I live in Kobe and have seen a lot of the city in detail, and as I have said before my updates are not just the street names, but also adding hundreds of streets and pathways that should be in OSM. I do feel I have been contributing positively towards OSM, and more information is better than less.

It's positive that other cities have approved such requests, so let's hope you get a similar response from Kobe City.

Good luck and please keep in touch.