Why Japanese carriers prioritized refueling speed over safety

Could Japan have developed safer carrier aviation-fuel management from earlier British practice?

Yes, and it had fuel-management systems, but Japanese doctrine deliberately favored faster aircraft turnaround over British-style ship safety.

Japan did possess aviation-fuel handling systems, but its carriers emphasized rapid refueling and aircraft generation over the more time-consuming British safety approach. Even seconds per aircraft mattered across a large strike, yet British experience showed why added precautions and extra hoses were worthwhile. The US Navy initially disliked the delay as well, then reconsidered after carrier fires exposed the consequences.